McLeish has had some — if smaller — lottery luck in the past. He previously won $500 and pocketed $1,000 two years ago when the same friend, whom he won’t identify, sent him a lottery ticket as a birthday gift, he said. Adding to the unusual tale: That ticket was purchased at the same Quickeez Beer, Wine and Convenience in Carver, Mass., as the million-dollar win, he said.
He got a get-well card after open-heart surgery. Inside was a $1 million-winning scratch ticket. – The Washington Post
