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Lucky lottery player in Northern California wins $2 million on scratcher

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A lucky lottery player in Stockton turned a tedious trip to the dump into a lucrative venture after he stopped off and bought what turned out to be a $2 million Scratchers ticket.

Donald Simon bought a $20 Instant Prize Crossword ticket at My Good Market in Stockton, according to the California Lottery. The ticket turned out to be a jackpot winner.

Simon told lottery officials he first thought he'd won $2,000 and asked his wife to cash in the ticket. When he returned to the office the next day, his boss thought he was playing a prank.

For Simon, it was about time.

"Iโ€™ve been trying to win for a long time," he said.

Simon told the California Lottery the most heโ€™d won before while playing Scratchers was $2,000, and though he finally hit the jackpot, heโ€™ll continue to play.

"Iโ€™m not going to let it slow me down," Simon told lottery officials. "Iโ€™ve got Scratchers all over my front seat right now."

The ownwe of My Goods Market, on Country Club Boulevard in Stockton, will get a $10,000 bonus for selling Simon the jackpot ticket.

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