A LOTTERY winner has revealed a split-second decision led to them winning thousands of dollars.
One winner in South Carolina decided to follow his instinct 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 purchased a $5 Double Sided Dollars Extra Play ticket at The Happy Liquor Store in Charleston.
He admitted that choosing a scratch card was an unusual choice for him.
“I wouldn’t have bought it if the customer in front of me hadn’t bought it,” he revealed.
The lucky man said he plans to use his new fortune to start a business.
Happy Liquor Store will also receive a $2,000 prize for selling a winning ticket.
‘SMALL LIFE CHANGE’
All over the country people have been testing their luck and winning big in the lottery.
A Missouri player bought a lottery ticket thinking she won $100 in the April 6 drawing.
However, after matching all four numbers plus the Powerball, she ended up taking home $50,000.
“It was shocking,” she admitted to Missouri Lottery.
“I think it’s a little life-changing.”
Another winner revealed that he only bought the ticket after seeing someone exactly like him on television winning the lottery.
“The main character was my doppelganger, so I took that as a sign to buy a ticket,” he told the local NBC affiliate. WDIV.
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- Edwin Castro – $2.04 billion, Powerball, November 8, 2022, in California.
- Theodorus Struyck – $1.765 billion, Powerball, October 11, 2023, California.
- Unknown Winner – $1.602 Billion, Mega Millions, August 8, 2023, Florida.
- Marvin and Mae Acosta of Los Angeles, California, John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tennessee, and Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt of Melbourne Beach, Florida – $1.586 billion, Powerball, January 13, 2016.
- Unknown Winner – $1.537 Billion, Mega Millions, October 23, 2018, from South Carolina.
- Winner unknown – he sued his child’s mother to keep his identity hidden – $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, January 13, 2023, from Maine.
- Unknown Winner – $1.337 Billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022, from Illinois.
- Winner unknown – $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 7, 2024, from Oregon.
- Yanira Álvarez – $1.08 billion Powerball, July 19, 2023 in California.
- Wolverine FLL Lottery Club – $1.05 Billion, Mega Millions, January 22, 2021, from Michigan.
- Winner unknown – $842.4 million Powerball, January 1, 2024, from Michigan.
He decided to buy the Lucky No. 13 instant game ticket at the EZ Stop Food Mart in Flint, Michigan.
He went to play scratch cards with his friend and was shocked to realize he won something.
“When I saw I 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 to the bathroom to look at the ticket again.”
One of the first people he called was his girlfriend, after finding out he was a winner,
“I feel very blessed to win this amount of money,” he told WDIV.
As he lived in Michigan, he was allowed to remain anonymous after claiming his victory.
Now he plans to use his money discreetly to take care of his family and go on trips.
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