By Ricardo Roura
Nov 26, 2024, 10:38 PM EST
A family won a fabulous prize of $1 million dollars with a lottery scratch-off ticket after following a tradition during his visit to the Orange County Fair in August.
After completing all the ticket investigation and verification procedures, a process that took a few months, The California Lottery recently awarded the prize to the lucky winner: Thomas Shellabarger.
The new millionaire stated that every year, when he visits the Orange County Fair with his family, They have a tradition of buying a scratch-off ticket at the CA Lottery Live! booth
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However, for this year’s visit to the fair, there was a change in his plans that could have influenced the family to obtain the millionaire prize.
“I think the most What I had won before was $100 dollarsbut this time we won pretty well,” Shellabarger told the California Lottery.
The winner said that this summer, his visit to the fair was delayed one day because the tickets were sold out, but the delay did not prevent the family from continuing with their tradition, so the next day, when they went to the fair, They didn’t stop buying their scratch-offthis time, from the Multiplier Crazegame lottery.
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After receiving the ticket, he scratched it off and Shellabarger thought he had won $100,000. However, his wife observed it in detail and noticed an extra comma, with the prize of $1 million dollars.
“my knees buckled and I had to sit down,” Shellabarger admitted.
The California Lottery explained that as soon as Shellabarger claimed the prize, the agency carried out the process to verify the legitimacy of the ticketwhich takes a couple of months.
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“I never thought: ‘I’m going to win the lottery, I’m going to be rich.’ “I always thought, ‘I’ll put my money in the game and hope everything turns out well.’” I honestly can’t believe I won the lottery.“Accepted Shellabarger.
The retailer owner who worked at the CA Lottery Live! that day at the Orange County Fair you will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling a winning ticket.
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