Once homeless, now a lottery winner: Colorado man gets his $1 million comeback

Comment #13

LottoBux — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:58:56 GMT

Did you even read the article?

What does it have to do with chinese food?

As Brock Lee mentioned, it was a scratcher not a draw game.

Scratching my head over this reply though,

Comment #12

Brock Lee — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:04:29 GMT

it was a scratcher, not a draw game. fortune cookie numbers don't work on scratchers.

maybe he found this scratcher in his jello salad.

Comment #11

ShagE3 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:20:22 GMT

Speaking of good fortune ....maybe they got there number from a fortune cookie. Perhaps they had chow mein or lo mein chop suey or egg foo young ...... maybe some pork fried rice and lobster sauce and a mai tai to wash it all done with.

With a meal like this who needs to win the lotto .....

Of course you could always go to my staple ..... Liverwurst sandwich with ...... and ...... and ..... and a side of ..... and to complete it a nice bottle of your favorite pop be it creme soda ..... b... [ More ]

Comment #10

welington — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:49:28 GMT

How long before girlfriend gets the paws on the cash .

Comment #9

JustMaybe — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:57:26 GMT

Congratulations on the win.

May the new found fortune bring you and your family joy.

Comment #8

Artist77 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:43:50 GMT

Wow

Referring to step kids as baggage is pretty low. I grew up with several friends who had wonderful step dads and the step dads treated their step kids as their own. Children are not baggage.

I hope you never have step children.

Comment #7

sully16 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:35:05 GMT

Very nice , congrats to the lucky guy.

Comment #6

Bleudog101 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:45:07 GMT

Red flags went off with this story, but since he's not married yet, he should be careful.

I watch too many you tube stories where guys end up as step dads. Many are disrespected (you're not my Dad, etc.)

Maybe lady luck will strike him twice and she is a great girlfriend. I do give the story credit because it does not specify who's kids they are---hopefully theirs, not some 'baggage' she's bringing to the table. I feel inclined to think they are their kids!

Well none of th... [ More ]

Comment #5

rcbbuckeye — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:41:21 GMT

Been there done that with tough sales days. Some days are great, some are ok, some are downright what am I doing here? .

Nice story with a happy ending.

Comment #4

Lotterologist — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:00:07 GMT

Congrats to Jonathan G and his family!

May the poor, despised, and dispossessed always succeed

Comment #3

CHLOE$76 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:15:11 GMT

Deserving

Comment #2

Tucker Black — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:58:09 GMT

It's nice to see the Colorado Lottery in the news. I've played the 200X game a few times. One time I won $50.

He's been playing scratch-off games on and off for a few years, he told the Colorado Lottery, but only when he could afford to . Jonathan will usually stick to the $5 games, recalling that the largest amount he'd ever won was $20.

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I was having a tough sales day , and it actually paid off, Jonathan recalled. My reaction was total disbelief.

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Comment #1

mypiemaster — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:57:05 GMT

She's ready to spend that money. Congrats to the lucky couple .

Once homeless, now a lottery winner: Colorado man gets his $1 million comeback

Lottery Post — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:32:27 GMT

Tough sales day leads to a big break in luck

By Kate Northrop

What seemed like an impossible situation is now one Colorado man's reality after he successfully lifted himself out of homelessness and proceeded to win $1 million in the lottery.

A formerly homeless Colorado man worked to remove himself from his unfortunate circumstances, and in doing so indirectly won a $1 million lottery prize.

Jonathan G. was having a tough sales day while working as a cell phone representative. He... [ More ]