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VANCOUVER MAN'S BAD DAY ENDS WITH GOOD LUCK
April 24, 2008
OLYMPIA — Rick Wagoner, a 59-year-old Vancouver, Wash. resident, was having the type of day where everything seems to go wrong. As the day was coming to a close he decided to head to his local Albertsons for some groceries. His bad day continued when he got into a fender bender in the parking lot.
“I couldn’t believe the day I was having. Everything was going wrong and then a car accident to top it all off,” Wagoner said. “I saw the liquor store and thought maybe a small bottle of spirits was in order for the evening.”
In the store he saw the Lottery Scratch ticket display and decided to try his luck – he won $100. His day was starting to look up.
“I went into Albertsons to cash my ticket and buy my groceries,” Wagoner said. “I saw the $20 Maximum Millions Scratch ticket at the customer service counter and figured why not give it a try because I had never played $20 Scratch before.”
Wagoner finished up shopping and headed out into the lot; his unscratched ticket fell out of his hands in the wind and danced in the parking lot, finally landing in a puddle. He headed after the ticket, picked it up and headed home.
“I let my ticket dry for awhile when I got home,” he laughed. “Then I finally scratched it and I couldn’t believe my eyes! I started to shake uncontrollably and thought, ‘Wow, a bad day turned into one of the best in my life! I’m $50,000 richer!’”
Wagoner says he needs a little bit of time to think about what he’d like to do with his winnings.
“One thing I do know for sure,” Wagoner said. “I plan trying my luck again on another Scratch ticket!”
Wagoner purchased his winning Maximum Millions Scratch ticket from Albertsons located at 5000 E 4th Plain in Vancouver, Wash.
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