A fortunate buy introduced an surprising however welcome finish to an Illinois girl’s tenure as a faculty cafeteria employee.
Angie Sharp, of Mt. Carmel in far southeastern Illinois, was in a position to retire after her husband, David, gained a $1 million prize by way of the Illinois Lottery. Based on a Lottery information launch, David Sharp bought a $5 Money Seize prompt ticket at a Marathon Fuel station the place he’s a frequent buyer.
Because the story goes, David Sharp gained the highest prize – $1 million.
“I’m at all times drawn to the video games with larger prizes, particularly those with multipliers,” he advised the Lottery. “That’s what caught my eye with Money Seize. I scratched it in my truck and couldn’t consider what I used to be seeing.”
When David Sharp noticed the prize quantity, he could not consider it; he really went again into the fuel station to confirm the large win.
“I used to be in shock. I simply stood there considering, ‘No approach that is actual,’” David Sharp recalled. “I needed to double-check it to make certain.”
Whereas Angie Sharp was in a position to retire early from the cafeteria on the native grade faculty, the couple additionally has plans of buying new truck and taking a long-awaited journey to go to an aquarium.
“I advised her, ‘You’re not going to consider this — we gained 1,000,000 {dollars}!’” David Sharp mentioned. “She’s by no means missed a day of labor. This implies she will lastly retire prior to we thought.”
David Sharp mentioned phrase unfold shortly, and a few household and pals really heard the information earlier than the couple had the prospect to inform them.
“Now everybody’s heading to that fuel station making an attempt their luck,” he mentioned.
