A HAPPY accident left one Los Angeles woman $10 million richer after she was bumped into the right button at a California Lottery Scratchers vending machine.
LaQuerda Edwards claimed that a passerby pushed by her, causing her to stumble and tap the wrong selection on the Scratchers machine that led her to take home a $30 200X ticket.
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“He just bumped into me, didn’t say a thing, and just walked out the door,” Edwards told reporters.
She was initially frustrated as she wasn't planning on playing that game.
Most of her lottery budget was already gone, so she was especially upset that she may not get another chance to play.
However, her anger quickly turned into celebration after she headed back to her car and realized she had struck the jackpot.
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Upon scratching off the ticket, Edwards learned she won the game’s highest prize of $10 million.
The Los Angeles Vons grocery store where she bought the ticket was also awarded with $50,000.
“I didn’t really believe it at first, but I got on the freeway and kept looking down at [the ticket], and I almost crashed my car,” Edwards recalled.
The stunned lottery player was in such disbelief that she had to pull over her car.
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“I pulled over, looked at it again, scanned it with my [California Lottery mobile] app, and I kept thinking this can’t be right.”
When asked how she planned to use her prize, Edwards told lottery officials that she would like to purchase a new home and start a nonprofit.
“I’m still in shock. All I remember saying once I found out how much I just won was, ‘I’m rich!” Edwards cheered.
Previously, lottery winners made accidents that could have cost them all their prize money.
One winner nearly missed out on a $3million prize after a crew allegedly stole his ticket.
Luckily, Edward's mistake worked out in her favor.
The woman will never forget the moment a rude interaction with a stranger led her to win millions.
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