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Airport Worker 20 Million Richer After A Scratch Ticket Lunch

Author Jaybeau Jones

Another dream comes true. A California airport worker is 20 million richer after his lunchtime scratch ticket break turned into a windfall.

A working person’s dream is to one day come home to your significant other and say I just quit my job, we’re RICH!!!

Before we get to celebrate the BIG winner, not every winning lottery story ends happy. Many people who win BIG, end up losing bigger.

Lottery Winner Horror Stories

Those that think money can make you happy, never had money. 

David Geffen

I know, I’m a buzz kill. But MOST people are not properly trained on how to manage multi-millions of dollars. Sure, it would be fun to try. Here are some lessons from these “winners” who ended up as bigger losers AFTER they won. One nightmare story from popsugar.com: 

Evelyn Adams seemed lucky. She won the New Jersey lottery not once, but two times, raking up a prize of over $5.4 million. It didn’t last long, though, as she squandered it on a gambling habit and ended up living in poverty.

Airport Worker 20 Million Richer

Hopefully what happened to Evelyn, won’t happen to you, or this very lucky airport worker.

It was just another ordinary day for San Francisco airport worker Durwin Hickman. According to AOL.com:

Durwin Hickman, a skycap at the San Francisco International Airport, bought the ticket at a liquor store in Hayward, a city about 20 miles east of the airport, the California State Lottery said.

Lottery officials said Hickman bought a $30 “Set For Life! Scratchers” game and played it on his lunch break.

Reportedly, Durwin was so stunned he called his wife to check the ticket to be sure that they won, by sending her a picture. He scratched down to the second to last spot on the ticket to unveil the word LIFE, which paid the $20,000,000!

Durwin says he will use his winnings to create the American dream: buy a house for him and his wife.

Jaybeau Jones’s radio career has brought him from New York City’s #1 station Z-100 and America’s Top 40 to WROR! Currently, JayBeau’s distinctive voice can be heard not only on WROR but also on Sirius XM’s 70’s Channel and on Dunkin Donut’s in-store radio. Jaybeau’s other life is his writing. In 2012 he launched “Heroes Mentors and Friends” a book about well-being and positive thinking. Jaybeau lives in the area and has two grown children, Jordan and Matthew. Jaybeau loves spending time in nature and spending every second with his wife Heidi and the kids. Jaybeau likes to write about pop culture, music, and personal growth. Jaybeau also loves to write his own backyard in Boston.

8 Massachusetts Lucky Lottery Scratch Tickets With The Best Odds in November!

  • #8 $2,000,000 50X Cashword

    The grand prize is $2,000,000 ($100K/YR/20YRS) and the odds of winning are 1 in 3.26. This one, like the other Cashwords, takes some thinking and actually checking your ticket OVER AND OVER to make sure you’ve won.

  • #7 $15,000,000 Money Maker

    The grand prize is $15,000,000 ($750K/YR/20YRS) and the odds of winning are 1 in 3.09. A pretty straight forward ticket with winning numbers you must match in order to win. 

  • #6 $10,000,000 Lucky Bucks

    The grand prize is $10,000,000 ($500K/YR/20YRS) and the odds of winning is 1 in 2.94. This ticket actually ties with the $10,000,000 Bonus ticket which we will feature next. This ticket gives you 3 bonus potential prizes of $50, $100 or $200. 

     

  • #5 $10,000,000 Bonus Wins

    The grand prize is $10,000,000 ($500K/YR/20YRS) and the odds of winning is 1 in 2.94.  This ticket ties the previous ticket with the same number of odds. 

  • #4 $10,000,000 Cash Blast

    The grand prize is $10,000,000 ($500K/YR/20YRS) and the odds of winning are 1 in 2.93. 

  • #3 $5,000,000 100x Cash Word

    The grand prize is $5,000,000 ($250K/YR/20YRS) and the odds of winning are 1 in 2.86. This is another ticket that you really need to check over and over so you don’t make a mistake.  

  • #2 300X

    The grand prize is $15,000,000 ($750K/YR/20YRS) and the odds of winning are 1 in 2.77. I love this ticket because you can get a multiplier of up to 300 times your winning. 

  • #1 Millions

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