A homeless California man was given Easter blessings after his lottery tickets were reported to have won him $1 million.
Earlier this month, Reported by LA Times A homeless man instantly became a billionaire after purchasing a scradder ticket from a liquor store in San Luis Obispo.
Wilson Samaan, owner of Sandy’s Liquor, shared his excitement with The Times for the award ticket, saying the winner is a long-time customer.
“I was even more excited than he was,” Summeran told The Times. “He’s a good guy. He deserves every penny. I was so excited that it happened to someone who deserved it, he actually needed it.”
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The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, told the LA Times that he was planning to buy a $1 million home and car. (Instagram/Sandysliquor)
The winner initially thought he had won $100,000, but Summeran informed him that he had won an even greater sum.
Samaan shared a photo of the winning ticket on the store’s Instagram page and a photo of the big check, captioning the post “Very congratulations to loyal customers on the scratch ticket that won the $1 million jackpot at Sandy’s.”
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The California man reportedly won $1 million from a scratch ticket he bought from a liquor store in San Luis Obispo. (Instagram/Sandysliquor)
The lucky winner who chose to remain anonymous told the outlet that he plans to buy a house and car with the prize money.
According to the Times, Saman and the winner have a “close relationship” and to make sure he can secure his prize, Saman told the outlet that he drove the winner to Fresno’s California Lottery Office.
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The man said he was going to buy money and a car. (istock)
The victory is still validated by the California lottery, and a lottery spokesman informed that it could take weeks to verify the victory.
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As a retailer who sold winning tickets, the Saman store also enjoys the benefits of winning tickets and collects a $5,000 or 0.5% share of the jackpot.
Fox News Digital has contacted the California lottery for comment.
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