Woman wins $1million on lottery scratchcard after spooky voice tells her to play
A lucky woman won a life changing $1million (£820,000) on a lottery scratchcard after a spooky voice urged her to buy the ticket.
Wendy Hester was at Fair Haven Mini Marty in North Carolina, US, doing her weekly shop when she decided to buy a scratchcard after hearing a strange voice inside her head.
The voice convinced her to purchase a $8 (£6) VIP Platinum instant scratchcard before heading home with her groceries.
She revealed: "Something just told me to buy it, so I did. It was just meant to be, I think."
Wendy waited until she got home to scratch off the lucky ticket and was left astonished after finding out she had won a life changing $1million (£820,000).
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She said: "I just kept looking at it thinking, 'This can't be right'. But it was right.'"
Wendy quickly phoned her husband to tell him the huge news.
She said: "I called him and told him, 'I just won a million dollars.' This is a dream. We can finally get our home."
Wendy bought the ticket at Fair Haven Mini Marty in North Carolina (Google Street View)The husband and wife want to use the money to pay off a car loan as well as purchase a new home.
The money will transform their lives, she added: "This is a godsend. We really needed this."
Wendy went to collect her winnings at the North Carolina Education Lottery headquarters in the city of Raleigh.
She chose a one-time payment after being offered the annual prize of $41,324 (£33,000) over 20 years and a lump sum of $599,990 (£493,000).
Wendy then took home a total of $429,000 (£353,300) after state and federal taxes.
The huge win comes after a sales worker won $50,000 (£42,000) on a lottery ticket - despite nearly throwing it away.
The 22-year-old, named Mambo, from Maryland State, US, was about to chuck out his scratchcard after he thought he had already checked it.
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He said: "We were going to throw the ticket away. We are lucky we didn't."
Mambo had purchased $30 (£25) of scratch-offs when he stopped at the convenience store in the city of La Plata, Charles County.
He said: "I had a few bucks in my pocket and I decided to play.”
Mambo and his wife had made two piles of scratched-off tickets - for winners and losers.
He noticed a high jackpot Gold X20 ticket on the loser pile which had already been scratched but decided to check it again.
And to his amazement, it was a winner, which he nearly discarded.
Thankfully, he checked it again and the winnings will help the couple find a new home.
He said: "We were both deciding if we should try to get a house in this tough market. We will get one now."
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