It was a smashing time for the man, who came to know that the he won a lottery worth of half million – but everything went wrong as he was then told that ‘it’s a misprint’.
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According to the report, the man, John Wines, from New Mexico, bought a scratch card last month from a petrol station.
And when he scraped off the silver he was delighted to discover he had revealed five winning numbers – and a potentially life-changing prize of $500,000.
But he left in shock when he went to claim his prize – as the officials said that maximum payout was $250,000, so there was no chance of winning $500,000.
He explained that the scene was the result of ‘misprint’.
John was later offered only $100 as the compensation.
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