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Unhoused man wins $1m jackpot from California lottery scratcher Unhoused man wins $1m jackpot from California lottery scratcher
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Winner bought ticket in San Luis Obispo, getting prize with odds of one in 2,047,423, according to California LotteryWinner bought ticket in San Luis Obispo, getting prize with odds of one in 2,047,423, according to California Lottery
An unhoused man in California won $1m from a lottery ticket that he bought from a liquor store on the state’s central coast.An unhoused man in California won $1m from a lottery ticket that he bought from a liquor store on the state’s central coast.
The winner, who has not been publicly identified, purchased the scratcher ticket from Sandy’s Deli-Liquor in San Luis Obispo where he has been a customer for years, according to media reports. The winner, who has not been publicly identified, purchased the scratcher ticket from Sandy’s Deli-Liquor in San Luis Obispo, where he has been a customer for years, according to media reports.
“He came to the store, he scratched it and is like: ‘Oh my god, is that real?” the store manager, Wilson Samaan, told KSBY. “He’s like: ‘Man, I’m not homeless anymore!’ I’m like: ‘Man, you hit the jackpot.’” “He came to the store, he scratched it and is like: ‘Oh my god, is that real?’” the store manager, Wilson Samaan, told KSBY. “He’s like: ‘Man, I’m not homeless anymore!’ I’m like: ‘Man, you hit the jackpot.’”
The man initially thought he had won $100,000 before Samaan confirmed he had in fact won $1m. Samaan later drove the man, who doesn’t have a car, to Fresno so that he could turn in the ticket in person rather than mailing it. “I told him: ‘That’s a million-dollar ticket … I will drive you,’” he said.The man initially thought he had won $100,000 before Samaan confirmed he had in fact won $1m. Samaan later drove the man, who doesn’t have a car, to Fresno so that he could turn in the ticket in person rather than mailing it. “I told him: ‘That’s a million-dollar ticket … I will drive you,’” he said.
The winner told the outlet that the prize was “life-changing” and that he planned to use it for a down payment on a home in the area and for a car.The winner told the outlet that the prize was “life-changing” and that he planned to use it for a down payment on a home in the area and for a car.
In a video posted by a local business owner, the man confirmed his win, saying: “I won $1M here in SLO at Sandy’s liquor store and yes, I just can’t wait to get off the streets.” In a video posted by a local business owner, the man confirmed his win, saying: “I won a million dollars here in Slo at Sandy’s liquor store and yes, I just can’t wait to get off the streets.”
He won the prize with a Triple Red 777 scratcher. The odds of winning a prize of $1m with the ticket are one in 2,047,423, according to the California Lottery.He won the prize with a Triple Red 777 scratcher. The odds of winning a prize of $1m with the ticket are one in 2,047,423, according to the California Lottery.
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Lottery officials cannot share information about a claim until it is verified, at which point the winner’s name and other prize details become public, according to a statement from the California Lottery. The California Lottery said it processes 10,000 claims a month, and more than 100 a year are $1m or larger.Lottery officials cannot share information about a claim until it is verified, at which point the winner’s name and other prize details become public, according to a statement from the California Lottery. The California Lottery said it processes 10,000 claims a month, and more than 100 a year are $1m or larger.