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Woman wins $10 million after accidentally pushing the wrong button on lottery machine

  

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Via:  buzz-of-the-orient  •  2 years ago  •  1 comments

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Woman wins $10 million after accidentally pushing the wrong button on lottery machine

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Woman wins $10 million after accidentally pushing the wrong button on lottery machine

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Jackpots, including the Powerball jackpot, are on display in California.  John Locher/AP

When a stranger bumps into you, you might get an apology. LaQuedra Edwards got $10 million.

Last November, Edwards had just put $40 into a lottery ticket vending machine at a supermarket in Los Angeles when "some rude person" bumped into her, causing her to accidentally push the wrong number on the machine.

"He just bumped into me, didn't say a thing and just walked out the door," Edwards  said .

She usually purchases cheaper tickets, but the accidental button push   meant she'd bought a $30 200X Scratchers ticket. Edwards said she was annoyed because she had just dropped most of her money on a single ticket.

But once she was in her car, she started scratching the $30 ticket, and realized she'd won the top prize of $10 million.

"I didn't really believe it at first, but I got on the 405 freeway and kept looking down at (the ticket), and I almost crashed my car," Edwards said. "I pulled over, looked at it again and again, scanned it with my (California Lottery mobile) app, and I just kept thinking this can't be right."

Edwards said she is going to use her winnings to buy a house and start a nonprofit organization.




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Buzz of the Orient
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1  seeder  Buzz of the Orient    2 years ago

Talk about a lucky bump - she should try to find out who bumped her and give him a reward. 

 
 

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