Latino Construction Worker Reluctantly Buys Powerball Ticket...And Wins.
Latino Construction Worker Reluctantly Buys Powerball Ticket...And Wins.
Excerpt: Fox News Latino
A construction worker in New Mexico might be the world's most reluctant new millionaire.
Jose Sarabia went to buy a single lottery ticket at a gas station in Loving, New Mexico, but the clerk accidently printed two out.
The clerk tried to sell the extra ticket to one of Sarabia's friends
, but he didn't want it so the construction worker shelled out another $3. Turns out that was probably the best few dollars he ever spent.
Sarabia's ticket matched the white ball numbers of 02, 11, 47, 62 and 63. He missed landing that night's jackpot of $500 million by not matching the winning red Powerball of 17.
While there were 15 other lottery players across the nation who won $1 million, Sarabia purchased an additional $1 Power Play –making him the only winner in the United States to double his Powerball prize to $2 million.