Global Courant 2023-05-26 18:00:18
They say lightning never strikes twice, but the same doesn’t apply to lottery tickets – at least to one woman.
Earlier this year, Ruby Evans bought an Instant Prize Crossword Scratcher at Sweet Time Donuts in Compton. After checking it outside in her car, she thought she had scored a $2,000 prize.
Scratch that though. When she scanned the ticket at the store, she discovered that she had actually won 1,000 times that amount – the grand prize of $2 million.
“Let me tell you what, this is a great blessing. It has given me the opportunity to pay off my bills and my mortgage and help my daughters,” Evans told California Lottery officials.
This was not the first time Evans had won a large amount of money on a lottery ticket. In 2013, she claimed $100,000 after buying another big winning Scratcher.
She also recently won $5,000 from a Scratcher purchased at Sweet Time Donuts, according to lottery officials.
Her success streak has earned her a bit of a reputation in those parts.
“They say, ‘Ruby, haven’t you won enough? Save some winners for all of us,” Evans said.
A second $2 million ticket, also an Instant Prize Crossword Scratcher, was purchased at a Union 76 gas station on the corner of Ventura Boulevard and Coldwater Canyon Avenue in Studio City.
The owners of that gas station and Sweet Time Donuts each received a $10,000 prize for selling the winning tickets. Both were purchased in January, KTLA reported.
