THREE TIMES THE CHARM I won $3million on a scratch-off ticket – my ‘barcode’ strategy paid off big

THE phrase “third time’s a charm” was very true for one lottery scratch-off player who recently won $3million.

The anonymous man picked up three winning lottery tickets in one day in New Jersey.

His day started off with a coffee, a muffin and winning $50 from a scratch-off ticket, but it set off a string of good luck.

In fact, he was so pleased with the $50 win, which happened earlier this year, that he decided to test Lady Luck and bought a second scratch-off ticket the same day.

To his amazement, he won again, doubling his earlier prize – with a $100 win.

For anyone else, they may have stopped while they were ahead, but not this gentleman.

The anonymous player went about his day, finishing breakfast and even got a haircut.

According to New Jersey Lottery officials, he then stopped by a New Jersey liquor store later the same day to try his luck once again.

“Why not? I’m on a lucky streak,” he told officials later.

He picked out a ticket, and this time it was for the $3,000,000 Ultimate Riches scratch-off game.

Having already slowly scratched off numbers on his earlier tickets, the guy opted to just scratch the barcode on the ticket and scan it to see if the virtually impossible was, indeed, possible.

What happened next was mind-boggling.

After scanning the ticket a message popped up saying “see clerk”.

The clerk checked the ticket and informed the customer that he had won a big prize.

The winner then hastily scratched the ticket and was thrilled to see what he thought was a $300,000 prize.

A moment later, he discovered that the actual prize was 10 times the amount on the ticket – meaning he had just won $3million.

In just a matter of hours on one serendipitous spring day, the player won a total of $3,000,150 for all three of his tickets.Advertisement

There is no word on what he is doing with the lucky jackpots.

If you’re keen to try your luck too, keep in mind that you’re not guaranteed to win and you may end up losing money.

That’s why it’s important to not spend more than you can afford.

Here’s more on a North Carolina resident who won $100,000 all thanks to making an unusual, out-of-the-ordinary stop.

Plus, the method two brothers used to win $4million in two separate lotteries.