Homeless man wins $1 million on California Lottery scratch-off ticket

Comment #13

Soledad — Tue, 06 May 2025 15:13:41 GMT

You can get a house anywhere for around $200,000. Don't forget about that guy Chris Gardner who that movie was made about. Everybody loves to judge someone they don't even know. I might ask why was he in the liquor store, but that would be about it. I don't know that guy, but I'm happy for him. I have been homeless. It's not easy. At all.

Comment #12

Soledad — Tue, 06 May 2025 15:07:47 GMT

Happy for him. Congrats to the very lucky guy.

Comment #11

Soledad — Tue, 06 May 2025 15:07:17 GMT

Oh they have their ways.

Comment #10

LottoBux — Sun, 04 May 2025 06:06:24 GMT

Go back 4 posts to find your answer.

Then do that 10x

Comment #9

dickblow — Sun, 04 May 2025 00:02:41 GMT

how he get the money to buy one

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DELotteryPlyr — Sat, 03 May 2025 08:34:11 GMT

I agree, if he has 'chosen' to be homeless and live that way my first thought would be he will use this money to just continue that life. Hopefully anyone who gets a 'interview' with him follows up with him every couple of months to see what he does.

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dannyct — Sat, 03 May 2025 05:21:07 GMT

Good luck to him. I hope he can keep his anonymity, otherwise scammers will be after him. State lotteries should offer independent, professional financial and legal advice to winners of large amounts.

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Tucker Black — Sat, 03 May 2025 02:57:19 GMT

He can afford lottery tickets because he's homeless -- zero rent.

$1 million, minus taxes, is not going to buy you a house in California. A down payment, sure, but I doubt he is going to get a mortgage.

Sadly, this will be one of those situations where someone in bad shape wins a lot of money in the lottery and then blows it all and ends up right back where they started.

Comment #5

Tony Numbers — Fri, 02 May 2025 19:13:42 GMT

Easy just say Got a buck.

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Justing618 — Fri, 02 May 2025 18:22:34 GMT

I'm just wondering how you're homeless and can afford a lottery ticket? Good for him though. Hopefully it's the help he needed

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Brock Lee — Fri, 02 May 2025 17:43:27 GMT

samaan is a good guy right there.

Comment #2

MADDOG10 — Fri, 02 May 2025 15:22:23 GMT

Good for them, he's back on the good track once again. Hopefully he will not squander this windfall and go back to being homeless.

Comment #1

mypiemaster — Fri, 02 May 2025 13:17:37 GMT

Hopefully experience has taught him not to mismanage this opportunity. It will be a darn shame to drink up this windfall and get back to homelessness. Second time around will be utterly devastating.This money should be handled with the utmost care. Congratulations.

Homeless man wins $1 million on California Lottery scratch-off ticket

Lottery Post — Fri, 02 May 2025 12:56:42 GMT

I'm not homeless anymore! Lottery prize changes life overnight

Includes video report

By Kate Northrop

A homeless man in California will be able to afford a place of his own after winning a life-changing $1 million prize on a scratch-off ticket.

Man, I'm not homeless anymore! an unidentified California man exclaimed after hitting the jackpot on a $1 million winning lottery ticket.

The winner, who has not been publicly identified, gave a local business owner permission to post... [ More ]