Paul Little is certainly a lucky man. On January 17, he bought lottery tickets MMega Millions in a store in Massachusetts, but forgot them and gave them up for lost. Unlike José Rivera, who maintains a lawsuit against Edwin Castro For the alleged theft of the winning $2 billion Powerball ticket, this Lakeville mechanic was called to tell him to go cash his $3 million check. Know the story.
Little was recognized as the rightful Mega Millions winner after it was discovered that the two people who had claimed the prize had stolen the ticket. The surprise of this man has been great, since he already considered his prize lost.
THE STORY OF THE STOLEN $3 MILLION MEGA MILLIONS TICKET, WHICH WAS RETURNED TO ITS OWNER
On January 17, Paul Little went to Lakeville Market & Liquors in Massachusetts, where he bought a bag of BBQ chips and State Lottery Quick Picks for the Mega Millions Lottery and two for the Mass Cash Lottery.
About 45 minutes later, another customer noticed that Little, who had added a multiplier to his ticket – random Mega Millions numbers – to increase the jackpot, walked away without his ticket and returned the check to store clerk Carly. Nunes, who kept it. That same night the winning numbers for the Mass Millions were announced and they were Little’s numbers.
Nunes and her boyfriend, Joseph Reddem, who also worked at the liquor store, went to collect the winning ticket, but things didn’t go as planned, she says. masslive.
The couple was thrilled when they confirmed that they were the winning numbers, but everything fell apart when lottery officials became suspicious after her response about the conditions of the ticket, since it was damaged and burned. The 23-year-old only said that she had put him in a pipe. That day, in addition, the cameras of the Massachusetts Lottery compound captured the couple arguing because Nunes only wanted to give $ 200,000 to her boyfriend.
The theft was exposed when they checked the CCTV cameras installed at Lakeville Market & Liquors, and right there was proof that Little was the sole owner of the $3 million prize.
Nunes eventually admitted in Brockton Superior Court that she lied. He now faces charges of shoplifting, filing a false claim and witness intimidation (against his boyfriend), according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. She is being held on a $10,000 cash bond.
Store staff, meanwhile, called Little and helped make the connection very profitable. “I went back to the same store and the manager-owner of the store came up to me and said, ‘Do you think that’s you in this photo?’ And that’s when I said, ‘Yeah, it’s me’”, Little said, according to statements collected by Wcvb. The real winner wished him “the bestto the accused cashier, as the officials finally awarded her her massive payment.
WHAT PAUL LITTLE WHEN RECEIVING HIS 3 MILLION DOLLAR MEGA MILLIONS PRIZE?
Paul Little, who lives in Lakeville and works as a diesel mechanic on marine engines for fishing boats, went June 30 to claim his $3 million prize at the Massachusetts State Lottery headquarters in Dorchester.
“At first, I thought I just lost the ticket.Little said, because the Mega Millions ticket had been stolen by a worker at the liquor store where she bought it.
Little spoke about Carly Núñez: “I’m going to wish him the best. I know, she has put herself in a difficult situation. But hopefully, he’ll make his way to a better life.”.
He thanked the lottery officials. “It really gave me a greater appreciation for what he does mass lottery as far as making sure the legitimate people get the prize”.
Will keep working
Little is a simple man and he plans to continue working, at least for now, and will use the money to pay off the mortgage on his house and make improvements that he had been putting off.
He also said that he does not have in mind any “toy” or big purchases “funs,” but said he would look to help his community with the money.
“I know the church I go to needs a heating system. So we’ll be working to contribute to that.said the winner, who vows he would still play the lottery, but possibly not as often as before he won the $3 million.