A man shopping for groceries in Illinois won a multi-million dollar jackpot after a broken vending machine forced him to buy a different ticket than he intended, according to a report.
The incident happened at a Jewel-Osco store in Addison, Illinois, where the unnamed winner decided to play the lottery on his way out.
Frustrated that the vending machine was stuck on a different lotto game, the man decided to adjust his plans.
"It was a normal day, just like any other. I was picking up groceries at Jewel and on my way out the door, I decided to buy a lottery ticket," the winner told WGNTV News. "I actually wanted to buy a ticket for a different game and the machine got stuck on Lotto. I was a bit frustrated. I said, 'What is going on? The machine won't give me the right game!' So I decided I may as well buy the Lotto ticket."
On August 24, his ticket matched all six numbers drawn, securing him a $9.2 million cash prize. The jackpot is the second-largest won in Illinois this year, following a $10.4 million prize in February.
"The morning after the drawing, I scanned the ticket at a machine to check if it was a winner. When the machine showed the $9.2 million prize amount, I couldn't believe it!," shared the winner. "I looked at my wife and she was completely speechless. We are laughing over how angry I was at the broken machine – and we're so grateful for how it all turned out."
The store that sold the ticket will receive a $92,000 bonus for being the retailer of the winning ticket.
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