A man from Pennsylvania learned that lucky numbers did not expire when he was playing lottery using a fortune cookie numbers and that he was earning a million dollars, have Friday announced the lottery officials.
Ronnie Martin, of Long Pond, Pennsylvania, stopped at a New Jersey gas station to go to work in the state and bought three lottery tickets in July, according to the New Jersey Lottery. He played with the numbers of an old fortune cookie because he loved them and wanted to follow them, said the lottery officials.
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When Martin scanned the tickets the next day to see if he had won, one posted a message saying "see the employee".
The clerk, Gary, would have recognized Ronnie, a regular at the gas station, and told him he must be the winner of a million dollar prize.
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Ronnie Martin and his wife Shirley won the lottery in New Jersey. Click the gallery to see the lottery locations in the Bay Area.
Ronnie Martin and his wife Shirley won the lottery in New Jersey. Click the gallery to see the lottery locations in the Bay Area.
Photo: New Jersey Lottery
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Can lightning hit the same place twice? These Bay Area retailers had sold at least two winning lottery tickets starting in 2013. Some are pulling long lines of superstitious customers before jackpots.
Can lightning hit the same place twice? These Bay Area retailers had sold at least two winning lottery tickets starting in 2013. Some are pulling long lines of superstitious customers before jackpots.
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Kavanagh Liquors # 1: 500 Via
Mercado, San Lorenzo – 5 winning tickets
Kavanagh Liquors # 1: 500, Via Mercado, San Lorenzo – 5 winning tickets
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7-Eleven: Solano Ave., Albany –
2 winning tickets
7-Eleven: Solano Avenue, Albany – 2 winning tickets
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Kwik Stop: 3157 Walnut, Fremont
– 2 winning tickets
Kwik Stop: 3157 Walnut, Fremont – 2 winning tickets
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Lyons Liquor: 4100 Foothill,
Oakland – 2 winning tickets
Lyons Liquor: 4100 Foothill, Oakland – 2 winning tickets
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Delta Pure Water: 41 Sand Creek
Rd., 41 Brentwood – 2 winning tickets
Delta Pure Water: 41 Sand Creek Rd., 41 Brentwood – 2 winning tickets
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19e Ave Liquor:
1800 19e Ave., San Francisco – 2 winning tickets
19e Ave Liquor: 1800 19e Ave., San Francisco – 2 winning tickets
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Miralolma Market: 755 Portola,
San Francisco – 2 winning tickets
Miralolma Market: 755 Portola, San Francisco – 2 winning tickets
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Quick Mart: 2480 Skyline,
Pacifica – 2 winning tickets
Quick Mart: 2480 Skyline, Pacifica – 2 winning tickets
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Crystal Springs Wine &
Spirits: 740 Polhemus, San Mateo – 2 winning tickets
Crystal Springs Wine & Spirits: 740 Polhemus, San Mateo – 2 winning tickets
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City of spirits: 1230 west
Hillsdale, San Mateo – 2 winning tickets
Liquor City: 1230 West Hillsdale, San Mateo – 2 winning tickets
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JP Liquors: 996 Loraine, Los
Altos – 2 winning tickets
JP Liquors: 996 Loraine, Los Altos – 2 winning tickets
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7-Eleven: 427 Senter, San Jose –
2 winning tickets
7-Eleven: 427 Senter, San Jose – 2 winning tickets
Photo: Disbrow, William, Google Street View
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Hana Bottle Shop – 3149 El
Camino Real, Santa Clara – 2 winning tickets
Hana's Bottle Shop – 3149 El Camino Real, Santa Clara – 2 winning tickets
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U Save Liquor – 930 Almar, Santa Claus
Cruz – 2 winning tickets
U Save Liquor – 930 Almar, Santa Cruz – 2 winning tickets
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Ronnie Martin and his wife Shirley won the lottery in New Jersey. Click the gallery to see the lottery locations in the Bay Area.
Ronnie Martin and his wife Shirley won the lottery in New Jersey. Click the gallery to see the lottery locations in the Bay Area.
Photo: New Jersey Lottery
A man plays the lottery with lucky numbers of fortune cookies and earns $ 1 million
But Martin thought Gary was making fun of him, only believing him when Gary finally scanned the bill and showed him the screen.
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Martin and his wife Shirley will use the winnings to pay their homes and bills, and save the rest, officials said.
The Garden State is a treasure trove of stories of improbable lottery winners. In January of this year, a New Jersey woman earned $ 5 million from a scratch ticket bought by accident. Another New Jersey woman earned a quarter of a million dollars by playing slot machines on her smartphone during a conference call in August.
Martin's winning ticket was purchased – appropriately – in the Township of Hope, N.J.
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