(KRON) — A grandfather operating errands within the South Bay picked up a juicy shock that wasn’t on his grocery listing. Jess Daniels took residence a Scratchers ticket value $1 million, the California Lottery introduced Friday.
Daniels stopped by Gateway Meals & Liquor in San Jose to take a break from errands when he bought two “$100 Million Mega Cash” Scratchers tickets. After driving residence and digging into some meals along with his granddaughter, the 2 determined to get the tickets out and begin scratching.
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For a lot of, the primary ticket he scratched was already adequate as a winner, returning Daniels $20, which might cowl the price of the 2 $10 tickets. He then moved onto the second ticket as his granddaughter rigorously watched.
After scratching the entire profitable numbers on the prime of the ticket, he started to work down the rows.
$100 Million Mega Money lottery ticket (California Lottery)
“First row—43? Nope. 27? Nope. 16? Nope,” Daniels defined to the California Lottery. Within the subsequent row, he uncovered quantity 19.
“I’ve got number 19!” Daniels continued.
Scratching out “$1,000…“ as he moved alongside the area, Daniels recalled when he as soon as gained $1,000 and thought he could have gained one other grand. Then the zeros saved coming.
“Oh my God, Grandpa! Oh my God!” Daniels’ granddaughter exclaimed because the numbers have been being revealed.
Daniels realized he had simply gained $1 million.
The quantity 19 that introduced Daniels a fortune was a theme all through the lottery win, he instructed the lottery.
“It was December 19th, the winning number was number 19, and the matching number was also 19,” Daniels mentioned. “When I filled out the paperwork, it required a 19-digit number, and on the 19th of February, I received my check.”
For sure, 19 is now his favourite quantity.
Daniels isn’t the one particular person within the Bay Space not too long ago reaping lottery wins. On Wednesday, a SuperLotto Plus participant in Cotati gained the $30 million jackpot.
