California Lottery winner found out he won $1.2 million jackpot from joking text
A coworker's text jokingly asking if Michael Chavez didn't show up to work because he won the lottery jackpot turned out to be no joke at all.
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Coworker jokes man will miss work because he won CA lottery. Turns out, he really did
“He kidded me if the reason I wasn’t at work was because I had won the million,” Chavez said in the release. “He even jokingly congratulated me.” Chavez finally remembered to check his ticket. Turns out, he was the player who matched five of the six winning numbers, winning him a $1,214,818 prize.
A text from a co-worker reminded a man to check his lottery ticket. He then won $1.2M.
A lighthearted text from a co-worker led a man to learn that he had won $1.2 million after playing the California lottery. On November 5, the night of Election Day, Michael Chavez woke up in the middle of the night for the results rather than checking the drawing for his MegaMillions ticket.
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