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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | Man forgets glasses, mistakenly buys winning lottery ticket Connecticut Lottery: Man forgets glasses, mistakenly buys winning lottery ticketRating:FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A man in southwestern Connecticut who mistakenly bought the wrong lottery ticket is $30,000 wealthier. Bob Sabo, of Easton, says he didn't want to wait in line to buy a lottery ticket at the Super Stop & Shop in Fairfield, so he decided to buy a ticket from a lottery vending machine - something he had previously never done. Sabo says he meant to buy two $20 tickets, but says he didn't have his glasses on and instead bought a $30 ticket. "When I got home and scratched the 30X ticket, I couldn't believe it--we won $30,000," Sabo told CT Lottery officials. "Winning the way we did was a very freaky thing!" The store will receive $300 from CT Lottery for selling the top prize winning ticket.  (Click to display full-size in gallery)
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mid-Ohio United States Member #9 March 24, 2001 20272 Posts Offline | See or don't see, winning is as easy as that.  * you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones * 
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Massachusetts United States Member #37432 April 14, 2006 2747 Posts Offline | See or don't see, winning is as easy as that. It seems that some people get rewarded for their mistakes. My mistakes get me fully punished. For example the day I wake up late is the day the highway is literally a parking lot and then I get rained on as I sprint through the parking lot at work. Also my boss notices that I'm late. My life sucks  That money's gone fo ever | | |
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Fresno, California United States Member #157851 August 2, 2014 3959 Posts Offline | Congratulations Bob Sabo !! You are thirty thousand ahead of where you were. "We are all in this together!" | | |
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White Shores- California United States Member #136473 December 12, 2012 6488 Posts Offline | Mistake or Not- Bob did the most sensible thing, anyone wanna guess what that was? Anyone, Anyone. Yeah you in the back.." Bob bought a ticket". That's right!! As you were. * Voice of Reason * People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it- George Bernard Shaw. | | |
Oklahoma United States Member #82389 November 12, 2009 6371 Posts Offline | Congratulations Mr. Sabo | | |
Idaho United States Member #94279 July 17, 2010 2347 Posts Offline | It seems that some people get rewarded for their mistakes. My mistakes get me fully punished. For example the day I wake up late is the day the highway is literally a parking lot and then I get rained on as I sprint through the parking lot at work. Also my boss notices that I'm late. My life sucks I agree! I don't think I've ever won a dime on anything I bought by mistake. I bought some extra draw tickets with a small win last Friday. I asked for 10 PB 10 Hot Lotto and 5 Lucky for Life. She printed 10 LFL on the one ticket, so I bought it. I can't stand to leave mistake tickets that were printed for me, but never buy other's mistake tickets. I didn't win a thing on the extra PB and HL tickets, but I'm hoping to win at least $10 on LFL tonight just to make up for her mistake. But I'm not holding my breath since it's never happened before. | | |
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New Jersey United States Member #17842 June 28, 2005 137527 Posts Offline | I see said the blind man: As he Cashed in his Winning Lottery Ticket! A mind once stretched by a new idea never returns to its original dimensions!
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Massachusetts United States Member #37432 April 14, 2006 2747 Posts Offline | I agree! I don't think I've ever won a dime on anything I bought by mistake. I bought some extra draw tickets with a small win last Friday. I asked for 10 PB 10 Hot Lotto and 5 Lucky for Life. She printed 10 LFL on the one ticket, so I bought it. I can't stand to leave mistake tickets that were printed for me, but never buy other's mistake tickets. I didn't win a thing on the extra PB and HL tickets, but I'm hoping to win at least $10 on LFL tonight just to make up for her mistake. But I'm not holding my breath since it's never happened before. I hope her mistake is your blessing. That money's gone fo ever | | |
Idaho United States Member #94279 July 17, 2010 2347 Posts Offline | I hope her mistake is your blessing. Thank you for the good wishes.  | | |
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Offline | A man in southwestern Connecticut who mistakenly bought the wrong lottery ticket is $30,000 wealthier. Bob Sabo, of Easton, says he didn't want to wait in line to buy a lottery ticket at the Super Stop & Shop in Fairfield, so he decided to buy a ticket from a lottery vending machine - something he had previously never done. Sabo says he meant to buy two $20 tickets, but says he didn't have his glasses on and instead bought a $30 ticket. "When I got home and scratched the 30X ticket, I couldn't believe it--we won $30,000," Sabo told CT Lottery officials. "Winning the way we did was a very freaky thing!" The store will receive $300 from CT Lottery for selling the top prize winning ticket. (Click to display full-size in gallery) "Bob Sabo, of Easton, says he didn't want to wait in line to buy a lottery ticket." Well, Bob and anyone else who doesn't want to wait in line, or queue as they say here, subscriptions are the answer. If your state doesn't offer a subscription service, you can subscribe to Megabucks Doubler from the Massachusetts Lottery from anywhere in the United States. We all get a lot out of lotteries! | | |
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Offline | The New York lottery has a subscription service, but you must have a New York state address to participate. We all get a lot out of lotteries! | | |
United States Member #72446 March 18, 2009 1332 Posts Offline | Congratulations to this thrilled winner! In some states, the lottery ticket vending machines don't give change!  Consequently, I wonder if this man put in two $20 bills and only punched and received the $30 valued ticket. Regardless, in this case -- since this regular big-ticket gambler won several thousand dollars -- he probably doesn't care! Having several millions of dollars in my financial accounts means receiving several valuable services each day! 
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NY United States Member #121957 January 21, 2012 3169 Posts Offline | Weird, I've never seen a $30 ticket in a CT vending machine. Their usually behind the clerks. | | |
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