Man bought lottery ticket following being cut in line in New York
Get 1 million dollars (approximately 1.235 billion won)
The story of a man who won the lottery following giving away his purchase right to a man who cut himself in line is a hot topic.
According to the New York Post on the 30th (local time), on the 27th, Stefan Noz Espinoza (43), who lives in Florida, USA, stood in line to buy an instant lottery ticket at a grocery store, but was cut in line and bought a lottery ticket that cost 1 million dollars ( About 1.235 billion won) won.
In an interview with a foreign press, Espinoza said, “A man stepped in front of me and bought the same lottery ticket I was going to buy.” He told the situation at the time.
He said, “After scratching with a coin, I was so surprised that I won a million dollars.” “I forgot my tiredness and drove straight to the lottery headquarters. I realized my luck only when the headquarters confirmed that I had won,” he said.
Espinoza is said to have received $828,000 (approximately 1,022.6 million won) excluding tax. The odds of winning $1 million in the lottery are 1 in 267,739, and each ticket is sold for $50 (regarding 60,000 won).
“I plan to move to a bigger house with my family with the winnings,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Florida lottery company that sold Espinoza’s winning lottery ticket said, “If you think patience alone won’t pay off, we’ll check out how he became a millionaire.” also did
Reporter Kim Se-rin, Hankyung.com celine@hankyung.com
