Woman wins $10 million after accidentally pushing the wrong button on lottery machine

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LaQuedra Edwards had put $40 into a lottery vending machine at a supermarket in Los Angeles when 'some rude person' bumped into her, causing her to buy a different lottery ticket than she intended.

When a stranger bumps into you, you might get an apology. LaQuedra Edwards got $10 million.

Last November, Edwards had just put $40 into a lottery ticket vending machine at a supermarket in Los Angeles when"some rude person" bumped into her, causing her to accidentally push the wrong number on the machine.She usually purchases cheaper tickets, but the accidental button push meant she'd bought a $30 200X Scratchers ticket. Edwards said she was annoyed because she had just dropped most of her money on a single ticket.

But once she was in her car, she started scratching the $30 ticket, and realized she'd won the top prize of $10 million. "I didn't really believe it at first, but I got on the 405 freeway and kept looking down at , and I almost crashed my car," Edwards said."I pulled over, looked at it again and again, scanned it with my app, and I just kept thinking this can't be right."

 

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