An American who found a $20 bill on the street used the money to buy a lottery ticket. A decision that changed his life forever.
Jerry Hicks was born under a lucky star. The reason? This resident of Banner Elk, North Carolina (United States), became a millionaire thanks to an incredible combination of circumstances.
A few days ago, this master carpenter had a huge stroke of luck. After finding a $20 bill on the ground, he decided to use the money to buy himself a lottery ticket, People reported.
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The least we can say is that the latter did well. As the American magazine specifies, Jerry Hicks went to a convenience store where he bought a scratch ticket Extreme Cash.
Result of the races: the player won the tidy sum of one million dollars (approximately 920,344 euros), according to officials of the North Carolina lottery.
He almost missed out on this gain
Since then, the lucky winner has been on cloud nine. It must be said that the new millionaire almost missed out on this jackpot.
«I found $20 in a convenience store parking lot. I used that money to buy a ticket but the sellers didn't have the ticket I was looking for, so I bought that one insteadsaid Jerry Hicks
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On October 25, the carpenter went to the North Carolina Education Lottery headquarters to collect his winnings. After paying the taxes, he returned home with $429,007 (approximately 394,117 euros).
And the latter knows what he plans to do with his money: he will be able to retire and help his children.
