A California man who resolved not to leave a store until he found a winning scratch-off lottery ticket hit a $750,000 jackpot on his fifth try.
Fred Bastardo told California Lottery officials he visited El Ranchero Liquor to buy a Scratchers ticket and decided that he didn’t want to leave with nothing to show for it.
“I’m not leaving until I get a winner,” Fred recalled telling the clerk.
He said he changed his tune after scratching off four losing tickets in a row, and decided the fifth ticket would be his last attempt. He scratched off the $10 Mystery Crossword Scratchers and discovered his persistence had paid off with a $750,000 jackpot.
Fred and his girlfriend decided to visit lottery headquarters to cash in their prize that same day, but there was one more event that happened along the way—he told her to pull over on the freeway and proposed.
The newly-minted fiancés said they plan to invest the money and start a business.
Source: upi.com