He certain was fortunate sufficient.
A California teen received $250,000 on a scratch-off this week — simply hours after he celebrated his 18th birthday along with his mom at a Zach Bryan live performance.
AJ Tamraz and his mom, Danielle Magalen, have been touring tons of of miles dwelling from the nation star’s live performance in Sacramento Sunday when the pair determined to interrupt up their 14-hour street journey and play the lotto at a Santa Nella truck cease, KTLA reported.
Whereas the duo initially solely deliberate on utilizing the toilet and stocking up on water and snacks earlier than getting again on the street, Magalen was struck by a brand new holiday-themed Peppermint Payout Scratcher.
“She comes back out the car and gives me a $20 bill, so I walk back in and go to the vending machine,” Tamraz advised the outlet, including how his first three tickets have been duds till luck lastly struck.
“First, I scratched away and saw the number 50, then it became $250, and I got excited. Then I saw a comma and even more zeroes.”
The teenager winner, who grew to become legally sufficiently old to play the lotto in October, stated his mom instantly cried — because the staggering amount of cash left them each in shock.
The pair traversed the heavy vacation site visitors and made it dwelling to Laguna Nigel, the place they visited the California Lottery district workplace in Costa Mesa and have been awarded the outsized ceremonial test, the outlet reported.
Tamraz now plans on utilizing the cash to repay his mom’s automotive mortgage, bank cards and 6 months of lease.
“She gets to breathe, and I get to help her,” he stated.
“It’s something I’ve always dreamed of.”
