San Francisco man wins $2 million on Lottery Scratchers ticket
Rwhi Zeidan bought the Instant Prize Crossword ticket from Discount Cigarettes and Cigars, located at the corner of Kearny and Commercial streets. He said he was scratching the ticket to pass the time on March 5 when he realized he had won the top prize.
'I didn't read the number correctly. Twice, I read it was $2,000. Maybe the third time I read it, I found too many zeros, so I counted them one by one,' Zeidan said in a statement. 'That's when I got really shocked.'
The ticket revealed a $2 million prize. Zeidan said he texted his children to share the news.
'They said, 'Who was that, you?' and I said yes,' he said. 'Until that moment, it was hard to believe.'
Zeidan said he plans to use the winnings to pay off his home.
The California Lottery announced several recent winners this week, including a $1 million Scratchers winner in the city of Winters.
McKinley Nelson claimed the prize after purchasing a Loteria Grande ticket while picking up pizza with his wife.
Nelson, a 72-year-old retired veteran, also plans to pay off his home and buy a camper van. He said he had been playing since the California Lottery started 40 years ago this year.
'It took a long time to win,' Nelson said.
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