( KRON ) — A grandfather running errands in the South Bay picked up a juicy surprise that wasn’t on his grocery list. Jess Daniels took home a Scratchers ticket worth $1 million, the California Lottery announced Friday.
Daniels stopped by Gateway Food & Liquor in San Jose to take a break from errands when he purchased two “$100 Million Mega Cash” Scratchers tickets. After driving home and digging into some food with his granddaughter, the two decided to get the tickets out and start scratching.
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For many, the first ticket he scratched was already good enough as a winner, returning Daniels $20, which would cover the cost of the two $10 tickets. He then moved onto the second ticket as his granddaughter carefully watched.
After scratching all of the winning numbers at the top of the ticket, he began to work down the rows.
“First row—43? Nope. 27? Nope. 16? Nope,” Daniels explained to the California Lottery. In the next row, he uncovered number 19…