Coworker’s joking text makes California man realize his $1.2 million lottery win
The California Lottery announced Tuesday that a Mega Millions player only realized he bought a winning ticket in Los Angeles County when he got a text from his coworker, asking if he wasn’t at work due to winning the lottery.
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.
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