A homeless man has won $1m through a California lottery scratch-off ticket. He was still in the liquor store where he bought the ticket when he realized that he had won big.
initially thought the prize was $100,000
While the unnamed individual initially thought the prize was $100,000, the store’s manager told him it was actually $1m after taking a look.
They high-fived each other and the manager gave him a ride to the lottery headquarters in Fresno to submit the winning ticket. After realizing the result, the lucky winner said: “I’m not homeless anymore.”
The man is a long-time customer of the liquor store; the manager Wilson Samaan said that he has “a lot of happiness for the person, especially like a loyal, regular customer … I wish them all the best.”
He intends to use the money to make a down payment on a house, purchase a car, and then save the remainder. It will likely take the California Lottery several weeks or even a few months to process the prize.
