I bought a $5 lotto ticket and walked away with a $200k jackpot – copying a stranger led to an 'outer body experience' | XY04MJ2 | 2024-04-27 17:08:01
A LOTTERY winner has revealed that one split-second decision led to them winning thousands of dollars.
A winner in South Carolina decided to follow his gut and buy the same ticket as the person in front of him and ended up winning $200,000.
"It was like an out-of-body experience," the man told local NBC affiliate WYFF.
The lucky winner bought a $5 Double Sided Dollars Extra Play ticket at The Happy Liquor Store in Charleston.
He admitted that picking a scratch-off was an unusual choice for him.
"I wouldn't have bought it if the customer in front of me hadn't," he revealed.
The lucky man said he plans to use his new fortune to start a business.
The Happy Liquor Store will also get a $2,000 prize for selling a winning ticket.
'LITTLE BIT LIFE-CHANGING'
Across the country, people have been testing their luck and winning big at the different lottery games.
A player from Missouri bought a lottery ticket, thinking she won $100 during the April 6 drawing.
However, after matching all four of the numbers plus the Powerball, she ended up taking $50,000 home with her.
"It was shocking," she admitted to the Missouri Lottery.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> "I guess it is a little bit life-changing."
Another winner revealed that he only bought his ticket after seeing someone on television who looked exactly like him winning the lottery.
"The main character was my lookalike, so I took it as a sign to go buy a ticket," he told local NBC affiliate WDIV.
He decided to buy the Lucky No. 13 instant game ticket at the E-Z Stop Food Mart in Flint, Michigan.
<p class="article__content--intro"> Millions dream of winning the lottery and finding fame and fortune. These are the biggest winners in US lottery history. </p> </div> </div> He went to play the scratch-off with his friend and was shocked once he realized he won something.
"When I saw I'd won $500,000, I couldn't believe my eyes," he told the outlet.
"I wanted to make sure what I was seeing was real before sharing the news with my friends, so I went into the bathroom to look the ticket over again."
One of the first people he called was his girlfriend, after finding out he was a winner,
"I feel so blessed to win this amount of money," he told WDIV.
Since he was based in Michigan, he was allowed to remain anonymous after claiming his win.
Now he plans to quietly use his money to take care of his family and go on trips.
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