The Brief
- Joel McCauley purchased a winning scratcher ticket worth $7.5 million.
- He often buys his scratchers from his favorite Mountain View spot on his way to work.
- McCauley does not plan on quitting his job.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – One could say Joel McCauley finds comfort in routine. He has a regular ritual he often practices on his way to work: He stops in at his favorite Mountain View store to pick up a California Lottery scratcher, lottery officials said.
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It’s proven to be a lucrative ritual. Over the roughly decade or two of playing, McCauley estimated he’s won “10K a couple of times.”…