A lucky US bloke won a million dollars after deciding to spend a $20 (£15.40) note he’d found in a carpark on a scratch card.
Jerry Hicks thought he’d chance his arm last week when he discovered a loose $20 note in Boone, North Carolina. Hicks, a master carpenter from Banner Elk, NC, went straight to a nearby convenience shop and used the money to buy an Extreme Cash scratch-off. To his amazement, Hicks won $1million (£770,000) from the card, which wasn’t even the one he wanted to buy. “They actually didn’t have the ticket I was looking for so I bought that one instead,” he said.
The man claimed his prize on Friday (October 25), after striking lucky with the scratch card earlier that week on Tuesday. According to CNN, Hicks chose to receive the prize as a lump sum of $600,000 (£462,000) instead of an annuity over 20 years. The lottery revealed Hicks took home $429,007 (£330,000) after taxes.
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“We are going to head straight to Golden Corral and eat everything they’ve got,” Hicks said. After enjoying his sudden windfall on a holiday of a lifetime, the man plans to use some of the money to help his children and retire as a carpenter after 56 years.
A lucky UK lottery winner recently bagged £500,000 on the year anniversary of him beating kidney cancer.
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Computer whizz John Lingard said he “floated on cloud nine to the local shop” when he realised he had snagged the life changing amount on the Thunderball draw, saying he decided against driving there in case he crashed.
The 66-year-old won big exactly 12 months after he had surgery to beat cancer and now can’t wait to celebrate his life with his new health and wealth.
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