Instinct is sometimes good. In the United States, a resident of Genessee County (Michigan) recently won $500,000 (around €469,000) in a scratch game. According to his statements, the 26-year-old man tried his luck after seeing his ” doppleganger “ win the jackpot in your favorite series, reports the local media KTVZ .
“The main character was my double, so I took that as a sign to go buy a ticket”declared the lucky winner. “Later that day, I was with friends and scratched the ticket. When I saw that I had won $500,000, I couldn’t believe my eyes! »continued the young man, whose comments were transcribed on the official website of the Michigan Lottery.
Taking care of your children
To find out for sure, he went to the bathroom to look more carefully at his ticket. “ I wanted to make sure what I was seeing was real before telling my friends the news.”, he explained. And to add: “Once I confirmed what I was seeing, I called my girlfriend to tell her the good news. I feel so blessed to have won this amount of money! »
A nice jackpot that the winner plans to use to travel and take care of their children. Launched in April 2023, the Lucky No. 13 game has already won players more than $23 million. Each ticket costs $5 and winnings range from $5 to $500,000. Last year, more than $1.7 billion was won in the United States thanks to scratch cards.
