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July 22, 2024 / 3:33 PM

Dream about playing the lottery leads man to $1M jackpot

Howard Kendall Jr. said a dream about buying a scratch-off lottery ticket led to his winning a $1 million prize. Photo courtesy of the Massachusetts State Lottery

Howard Kendall Jr. said a dream about buying a scratch-off lottery ticket led to his winning a $1 million prize. Photo courtesy of the Massachusetts State Lottery

July 22 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts man said a dream about buying a specific scratch-off lottery ticket led to his winning $1 million.

Plymouth resident Howard Kendall Jr. told Massachusetts State Lottery officials he had a dream about buying a $10 $4,000,000 Diamonds scratch-off ticket.

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Kendall decided to make his dream come true when he woke up in the morning and bought a ticket from the 7-Eleven on State Road in Plymouth.

The ticket turned out to be a $1 million winner.

Kendall said he plans to share his winnings with his kids and grandchildren.

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