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USA: An employee made a mistake and a man got $25,000 a year for life

USA: An employee made a mistake and a man got ,000 a year for life

Michael Subestal from Illinois, USA from Indiana goes to Michigan every week to eat at his favorite restaurant and every time he makes sure to buy a lottery ticket Lucky for life For 10 or 20 draws.

The 60-year-old recently visited the lottery headquarters to claim his winnings. In the end, he chose the lump sum of $390,000 instead of $25,000 annually for 20 years.

On September 17, a mistake made by a gas station clerk changed Michael Subgestal’s life once and for all. The seller mistakenly printed a ticket containing 10 numbers for one drawing and not one number for 10 drawings as his customer wanted. But Michael Subgestal told him he wanted it and paid for it.

He woke up and he won

“I checked my coupon one morning and saw that I had won $25,000 a year for the rest of my life,” the biggest winner told staff. “I immediately started thinking about all the things I could do with the money, and whether I wanted to take the lump sum option or take the money in stages. It was a great feeling!” Announce.

The 60-year-old recently visited the lottery headquarters to claim his winnings. In the end, he chose a one-time payment of $390,000, rather than $25,000 a year for 20 years.

In fact, he happily said that he plans to use the money he won to travel and save the rest.

Lucky for Life is played in about 24 US states and prizes range from $3 to a grand prize of $1,000 daily for the life of the winner.

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The odds of Sopejstal winning this award on September 17 were 1 in 1.8 million.