I thought I’d won £1,600 on lottery – but then a shop worker revealed how much I had actually scooped

A WOMAN was left feeling twice as lucky after going to claim her lottery win to find it was much larger than expected.

Ruby Evans was thrilled when she scooped a cash prize on a scratchcard, unaware it was missing a few zeros off the end.

She had purchased an Instant Prize Crossword Scratchers ticket at a store in Compton, California, and thought she had won £1,600.

The lotto player then returned to the Sweet Time Donuts branch to grab a claim form so she could get her hands on her windfall.

But when the shop’s owner scanned the lucky ticket, a drastically different amount appeared on the screen.

It turned out that Ruby had actually banked a whopping £1.6million after coming up trumps with her scratchcard.

The mum explained she was left stunned by her newfound wealth, but she vowed to enjoy her money to the max.

She told lottery officials: “I’ll tell you what, this is a big blessing.

“It’s given me a chance to pay off my bills, my mortgage, and help my daughters. I’m having fun.”

But it seems that Ruby has already been enjoying a lengthy streak of luck – as she has already won big lottery prizes before.

She claimed she previously won £80,000 on another scratchcard game in 2013.

On top of that, she bumped up her stash of cash with a £4,000 win on a lotto ticket bought at the same donut shop that made her a millionaire.

The owners of Sweet Time Donuts will also receive £8,000 for selling the winning ticket.

We previously told how a man was so glued to the TV that he didn’t realise he had just scooped a lotto win of £5million.

The lucky New Zealander took home the lotto sum at the weekend – and even kept it secret from his wife initially.

He said: “I didn’t pay any attention to the Lotto results that evening as I was too busy watching the rugby – Blues versus Crusaders.”

And another big winner claimed she scooped £530,000 using lottery numbers that appeared to her in a dream.

The Australian played the same numbers after they came to her as she slept a while ago, but didn’t strike gold until this draw.

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