"I had already gotten home for the night, and my friend called me and he asked me if I had gotten my lottery tickets for that night's drawing," Ruiz said. "I had forgotten, and I wasn't planning on going back to the store. But once he put it in my mind, I decided last minute to run to the store and get a ticket."
"Everything about how I got the winning ticket was different from my usual routine. I usually buy them in the morning, not the evening. And I typically stop at a QT near my house, but instead I ended up going to a Casey's that was closer," Ruiz said. "I guess I should change my routine more often!"
The numbers drawn were 3-20-33-34-41 and Megaball 20. Ruiz's ticket matched four numbers and the Megaball.
"This will go a long way towards my bills and debt. It really couldn't have come at a better time for me, personally. It's going to provide some nice relief for me financially," Ruiz said.
