MAN GIVEN $75 SCRATCH-OFF LOTTERY PRIZE INSTEAD OF $75,000

In California, the manager of a gas station is trying to find a lottery winner who was given $75 but was actually due a $75,000 prize. Shamsun Hahar Islam, manager of the Chevron gas station in Palmdale, said a cashier misread the scratch-off ticket brought in by the winner, described as a man in his mid-20s with a large truck, and gave him a $75 prize. Islam said the man was actually due a $75,000 payout. The manager, who released surveillance footage of the man, said she is hoping the public will help identify the winner so he can receive his full prize. “I hope the right person comes and picks up the ticket,” she said.
* It was me. I’ll be there as soon as I can.
* Hey, don’t knock it. 75 bucks is 75 bucks.
* They’re also currently searching for the cashier who made the mistake.
* Wow, a gas station owner with this kind of integrity? Talk about winning the lottery.
* He was actually due a $75,000 pay-out? Yeah, like the gas station was going to give him that.
* I don’t understand just throwing your money away on scratch-offs when you can go for Powerball or Mega-Millions tickets.