Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A California man won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket after his wife scolded him for buying too many lottery tickets. Hermenegildo Beltran-Meza was so wary of his wife finding out about his lotto purchases that he hid in the bathroom to scratch them off, according to a California Lottery press release. Advertisement Beltran-Meza bought two California Black Premium Scratchers for $10 each. The first turned out to be a loser, but the second was the $1 million winner. That's when Beltran-Meza summoned the courage to tell his wife about his deeds. "You said I'm never going to win and there I won, there's proof," Beltran-Meza told his wife, delivering the good news. The couple said they will use some of the money to put toward their retirement. Read More Virginia man lets clerk choose lottery ticket, wins $225,000 Surprise lottery win sets off South Carolina student's pacemaker Son gives mom $5 lottery ticket, gift wins her $50,000