Working an ordinary job might not make most people millionaires but it certainly helped one lucky northern California nurse.
Stacy Hagberg , a nurse in Shasta County, stopped at an ampm convenience store on the way to her overnight shift to grab an energy drink, the California Lottery said on Friday . She also grabbed some scratchers.
While on a break at work later that night, Hagberg told lottery officials that she scratched off her lottery tickets and her life changed forever.
“I started scratching and saw the one and commas and was like, ‘Oh my God,’” Hagberg told lottery officials. “My coworker thought I was telling her she did something wrong,” she said. “And I said ‘No, I think I just won a million dollars!’”
Still in disbelief, Hagberg had others look at her lottery win, the lottery said.
“I scanned it, and had about five people look,” she said. “It didn’t really sink in until I had the money and could see it in my bank account. It still feels surreal.”