'I never thought it would happen to someone like me.” abc15
She told the lottery she bought one ticket at a Walmart in Pittsburg, California, as she was getting an oil change for her car. She said she thought at first she only won a free ticket. It took her a moment to realize she won the game’s grand prize. “Six years ago, I was homeless. This year I am getting married, getting my associate degree, and won $5 million,” Forseth said in a lottery press release.
“You never think you have a chance to win it. It is just random. Being homeless just six years ago, I never thought it would happen to someone like me.” According to the California Lottery, it takes in over $8 billion annually in revenue, paying out 66% of revenue in winnings. About three-fourths of the lottery’s revenue comes from scratch-off games. The odds of winning the grand prize of the $5 million scratch-off game is 1 in 3,088,854.
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