Armando Vidal, a homeless man in San Luis Obispo, California, discovered he had won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket when a store manager casually asked, “What are you going to do with a million dollars?” Now, he’s planning a fresh start with a home, pets, and smart investments.
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Thought It Was $200
When Vidal bought two $5 Triple Red 777 scratchers at Sandy’s Deli & Liquor, he believed he had won just $200. A regular at the store, he went in to double-check his ticket, but instead, was met with a life-changing question.
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Million-Dollar Question
Store manager Wilson Samaan shocked Vidal when he asked, “What are you going to do with a million dollars?” Vidal, caught off guard, replied, “I was like, huh? And that’s how I found out that I’d won a million dollars.” Samaan later drove him to Fresno to help him officially claim the prize…