A Minnesota man won $100,000 on the first lottery ticket he ever purchased. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Lottery
"A friend told me I should buy a lottery ticket," Lopez said. "He talked me into it."
The ticket Lopez selected, a $100,000 Crossword scratch-off ticket, turned out to be a $100,000 top prize winner.
Lopez said his beginner's luck hasn't turned him into a lottery devotee.
"I'll probably play once in a while, but not very often," he said.
The winner said he plans to use his windfall to pay off his father's car and buy a new vehicle for himself.
