A stroke of luck for a homeless man from San Luis Obispo can finally allow him to pay a house, and the second chance with which he is dreaming of his leg.
A customer of the Sandy liquor in Central Coast City won a $ 1 million scratch of the California lottery this month, state lottery officials said officials. According to the store manager, Wilson Samaan, man is a client who has no home and did not want to speak publicly. But Samaan could not contain his joy for the client’s duration and an interview with The Times on Wednesday.
“I was so excited, even more than him,” Samaan said. “He is a good person, he deserves every penny … he was very excited to happen to a person who deserved it, and he needed him heymally.”
The victory of man, First informed by San Luis Obispo TribuneIt is being verified by the State Lottery, authorities said. The store shared a photo about the great victory On InstagramCongratulating his “loyal client.” Samaan said that this was the largest lottery victory for his store, hey, have attention there in 2013. As the retailer who sold the ticket, the store will receive $ 5,000, or a 0.5% participation of the Gordo Prize.
Samaan said he is Gothic to meet the winner in recent years, just trust him to see the store when he has to replenish the articles or treat a problem. Samaan had sacrificed a job at a time, but said that a bad knee left him unable to do the necessary manual work, such as filling shelves or coolers.
“He is a good and reliable person,” said Samaan.
The man learned of Scratcher’s victory while he was in the store at some point in last week, Samaan said.
“He is like” Wilson, come here, it’s true, is that real? “Samaan recalled.” I scanned it and I’m like, “Brother, you hit the fat prize!”
Initially, the man thought he won $ 100,000, but Samaan let him know that it was little more than that.
“He said he will not arouse the second opportunity that was equipped, so he will buy a car and a small house. Then, the rest of the money will invest or find a business,” said Samaan.
The store manager said he ended up taking his friend to the closest California lottery office, in Fresno, to ensure that the ticket came there. Initially, the man was going to send him by mail, he said.
Carolyn Becker, a spokeswoman for the California lottery, said the organization has still confirmed the identity or validity of the winner, and pointed out that the verification process can take weeks. However, he confirmed that a Triple Network 777 game of $ 1 million was sold in Sandy’s liquor in San Luis Obispo this month.
“We never announced the winners until the statements and the investigation process end,” Becker said.
He Triple Red 777 The game has a higher award or $ 1 million; The possibility of winning that is 1 in 2,047 million. But the general chances of winning cash prizes in the game are 1 in 2.92, according to the California lottery.
There are still five of the 13 best prizes in the game not claimed.
