A Union City resident’s routine lottery purchase turned into a life-changing moment when a spontaneous decision to use a different lottery vending machine resulted in a $3 million jackpot win.
Dave Sabol Jr., 57, of Union City, claimed the top prize from the Pennsylvania Lottery’s $3,000,000 Golden Ticket Scratch-Off game after purchasing a winning ticket from a machine he does not normally use.
According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, Sabol was visiting the Country Fair located at 76 North Main Street in Union City, on August 7 when he intended to use his regular lottery machine. When another customer was using it, he decided to switch to a different machine and purchased a ticket that ultimately changed his life…