A Californian woman got lucky in her bad luck when she managed to become a millionaire thanks to a ‘rude person’, who pushed her around and made her select a scratch ticket she hadn’t intended to buy.
It was when making his choice that a stranger ran into him and accidentally made him press the wrong number on the machine last November, California state lottery officials said in a statement on Wednesday. .
“He just shoved me around, didn’t say anything, and just walked out,” LaQuedra Edwards explained.
Angry that she couldn’t take her usual selection, the lady went back to her car and started scratching her $30 ticket. She then discovered that she was the lucky winner of $10 million.
“I didn’t really believe it at first, but I found myself on the highway and kept watching. [le ticket]and I almost had a car accident,” she joked.
“I am still shocked. All I remember saying when I found out how much I’d earned was ‘I’m rich!’” she continued.
Mrs. Edwards plans to use her winnings by buying a new house and starting a non-profit organization.