A Fairfield, Ohio truck driver is glad he decided to stop at a Sparta Truck Stop after he bought a scratch-off ticket on his lunch break.
The ticket was worth $50,000.
The man, who chose to remain anonymous, said he stopped in on a whim.
“I noticed a lottery banner outside the store advertising a $50,000 winner and thought that would be cool,” he said. “I thought, ‘I’m feeling pretty good today.’ So, I got money out of the ATM and bought a ticket.”
He started to scratch the ticket when he discovered he won $500 on the first spot.
“I was happy and content with that,” the winner said. “I kept going when I scratched off two more $500 wins but then I saw $10,000. It took me a second to process.”
When he finished scratching off the rest of the ticket, he realized he was holding a ticket worth $50,000.
“Holy cow, that’s fifty grand, my goal was $500 so I couldn’t be happier,” he told lottery officials. “Every time I think about it, I can’t believe it.”
The truck driver received a check for $35,750 after taxes. He plans to use his winnings to update his house.
Sparta Truck Stop will receive $500 for selling the winning ticket.