The luck of a man named Roy Story of North Carolina, America, changed forever because of a pumpkin, when he sold the pumpkin used in Halloween for $ 10. After this, he bought an Extreme Cashword lottery ticket from sun Farms Store in Elizabeth City with the money he earned, in which he won a scratch-off lottery prize of $ 150,000 (about ₹ 1.26 crores). Roy Story's happiness knew no bounds after winning the huge prize money.
Roy Story said that I grow some pumpkins every year and sell them. Someone gave me $ 10 for a pumpkin and I bought the ticket from him. Story initially did not realize how big a prize he had won.
Feeling of winning the lottery
Initially he felt that he had won only $ 1,000 (about ₹ 83,500). However, he was shocked when he saw that the prize was $150,000. He said that he would buy a new truck with the money he won from the lottery.
Increasing lottery winners in America
Many people across America keep buying lotteries to try their luck. Recently, a woman from Frederick County maryland won a Powerball Double Play prize of $500,000 (about ₹4 crores). Describing it as unbelievable, she said that she could not believe that something like this had happened. However, the woman will now use the money she won for the education of her children and a new house. Apart from this, 62-year-old Jose Duran of florida West Palm beach also won the Mega Millions jackpot of $3 million (about ₹25 crores) on a ticket of $3 (about ₹250). He won this lottery in the draw held on april 11, 2023. The retailer who sold the ticket also got a bonus of $5,000 (about ₹4 lakhs).
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