A resident of South California (USA) Michael Chavez learned about a winnings of $ 1.2 million after a colleague joke. This is written by PEOPLE.

The night of the elections on November 5, 2024 was fateful for Michael Chavez. The man woke up in the middle of the night to find out the results of the presidential election, but did not check his lottery ticket Mega Millions. He learned about incredible luck only the next morning - and then thanks to a random joke of a colleague.

According to Chavez, in the morning he sent a message to work, saying that he would not work on this day. In response, his colleague joked that, probably, the reason is that he won a million. Moreover, he even congratulated Chavez as jokingly and sent him a screenshot of the results of the circulation.

After that, the man decided to clean his ticket and was stunned: his combination coincided with five of the six winning numbers, which brought him $ 1,124,818.

“I could not believe my eyes,” he said. "

The publication notes that Chavez has bought a happy ticket in the Lake Liquor store in the city of Lakewood, located about 20 miles southeast of Los Angeles. The owners of the outlet did not be left without a prize - for the sale of a winning ticket, the store received a bonus of more than $ 6,000.

Chavez now calls this day one of the most memorable in his life.

“I will never forget the night of the elections and especially that message,” he shared with journalists.

Focus previously reported that the guy won 58 million pounds and made a party with friends in Penthouse in another country.

During the trip, the company looked into a well -known beach club that previously received stars like Justin Bieber. In addition, they took off 2 penthouses at once and enjoyed exquisite drinks.

It also became known that the couple, having copied money for housing for years, won the mansion for 3 million pounds. The house that Lauren Kin went in a style inspired by the design of Hollywood mansions. It has five spacious bedrooms, a modern cinema, a magnificent view of the coast and an open heated pool.