I said it plain, the thing I had held for ten months. I won, I told them. Seven million dollars, on the one-dollar ticket you all laughed at in this …

My name is Otis Vane. I am 79. My grandson thought it was the funniest thing in the world to hand me a scratch ticket in a joke card, and the whole family filmed Grandpa scratching lottery tickets at the table. I won seven million dollars. I thanked him and stayed quiet. That was ten months ago. Tomorrow morning a letter reaches their door, and my bag is packed so I can be down the road before he lifts his head from it. Read More

I said it plain, the thing I had held for eleven months. I won, I told them. Nine million dollars, on the two-dollar ticket you all laughed at in this …

My name is Frances Bell. I am 74. My daughter-in-law gave me a scratcher folded into a clearance card so we can all have a giggle, and she recorded me on her phone while I scratched it at the sink. I won nine million dollars. I thanked her for the card and told nobody. That was eleven months ago. Tomorrow a letter reaches this house, and my case is by the door so I can slip out while they read it. Read More

I said it plain, the thing I had held for ten months. I won, I told them. Eight million dollars, on the one-dollar ticket you all laughed at in this …

My name is Herman Pratt. I am 78. My son-in-law dropped a scratch ticket in my lap as a gag at the family barbecue, and the yard full of relatives laughed while I scratched it on my knee. I won eight million dollars. I said thank you and kept it to myself. That was ten months ago. Tomorrow a letter reaches their house, and my truck is loaded so I can pull out the minute it sinks in. Read More

I said it plain, the thing I had held for twelve months. I won, I told them. Twelve million dollars, on the two-dollar ticket you all laughed at in this …

My name is Opal Radley. I am 75. My grandsons wife handed me a scratch ticket in a dollar-store card for a laugh, and the whole kitchen watched me scratch it with a soup spoon. I won twelve million dollars. I thanked her for the card and told no one. That was a year ago. Tomorrow morning a letter reaches this house, and my bag is by the door so I can be gone before they understand it. Read More

I said it plain, the thing I had held for ten months. I won, I told them. Nine million dollars, on the three-dollar ticket you all laughed at across this …

My name is Raymond Dill. I am 76. My daughters husband gave me a scratch ticket for a chuckle at the cookout, and the family laughed watching the old man scratch it on his knee. I won nine million dollars. I said thanks and kept quiet. That was ten months ago. Tomorrow a letter reaches their house, and my bag is loaded so I can pull out before the truth lands. Read More

I said it plain, the thing I had held for eleven months. I won, I told them. Seven million dollars, on the two-dollar ticket you all laughed at across this …

My name is Constance Yow. I am 74. My sons wife gave me a scratcher tucked in a gag card at Christmas, and they laughed while I scratched it by the tree. I won seven million dollars. I thanked her and told nobody. That was eleven months ago. Tomorrow a letter reaches the house, and my bag is by the door so I can slip away while they read. Read More

I said it plain, the thing I had held for ten months. I won, I told them. Six million dollars, on the one-dollar ticket you all laughed at across this …

My name is Walter Keese, folks always spell it wrong. I am 79. My grandson handed me a scratch ticket as a prank, and the family filmed Grandpa scratching away. I won six million dollars. I thanked him and stayed quiet. That was ten months ago. Tomorrow a letter arrives, and my truck is packed so I can be down the road before he looks up. Read More

I said it plain, the thing I had held for twelve months. I won, I told them. Ten million dollars, on the two-dollar ticket you all laughed at across this …

My name is Loretta Vance. I am 73. My daughter-in-law gave me a scratcher in a clearance card as a joke, and they laughed while I scratched it at the sink. I won ten million dollars. I thanked her and told no one. That was a year ago. Tomorrow a letter comes to their door, and my case is packed so I can leave while they read the name. Read More

I said it plain, the thing I had held for nine months. I won, I told them. Five million dollars, on the two-dollar ticket you all laughed at across this …

My name is Gerald Poe. I am 78. My sons wife dropped a scratch ticket in a gag card at my birthday, and they all had a laugh watching me scratch it with my glasses on. I won five million dollars. I thanked her and kept it to myself. That was nine months ago. Tomorrow a letter reaches their home, and my bag is by the door so I can go while theyre still puzzling over it. Read More

I said it plain, the thing I had held for ten months. I won, I told them. Eight million dollars, on the two-dollar ticket you all laughed at across this …

My name is Estelle Monroe. I am 75. My grandson thought it was hilarious to give me a scratcher in a dollar card, and the family laughed as I dug at it with a hairpin. I won eight million dollars. I thanked him and told nobody. That was ten months ago. Tomorrow a letter reaches the house, and my trunk is packed so I can slip out while they read. Read More