A man from the United States won US$500,000 in a scratch-and-win lottery game and his surprise was such that he forgot the winning ticket in the store. Luckily, she realized it just a few minutes after leaving the store and was able to claim her prize from the Iowa Lottery.
Kevin Frey bought a scratch-off game ticket $500,000 Ca$hat a convenience store in New Hampton, Iowa. Upon revealing his numbers and discovering that he was the winner of a $500,000 jackpot, the man excitedly left the place and headed to his car to call his wife and family. children.
“My children know that sometimes I tell very good stories,” said the winner. “So my oldest son, who lives in Des Moines, said he wouldn't believe me until he saw a photo of the ticket,” it was then that Kevin Frey looked for the ticket to send a photo and realized his terrible mistake: he had left the winning ticket at Casey's General Store. “I was so excited and nervous that I left the ticket inside the store,” the 64-year-old told Lottery officials.
Kevin Frey purchased a $500,000 Ca$h scratch-off game ticket, which was a jackpot winner.
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“Luckily, I was still in the store parking lot, I ran back in and asked the employee for the ticket. She was so nervous that she forgot to give it to me the first time. So in the end we got it,” shared Kevin Frey, who said he will use part of his earnings to move with his wife, Marian, to Des Moines.
This is the eighth of 14 US$500,000 prizes available in the scratch-off drawing. The winner, who is a pastor in his community, spent US$50 on the game ticket. Kevin Frey said he will also allocate some of the money to charitable causes. Still excited to redeem his prize, Kevin Frey recounted how he experienced the moment of realizing that he had won a jackpot: “I think he was shaking quite a bit.”
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