Man hits lottery win on a whim after getting $5 'side hustle' tip
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His chances of winning were slim at just 1 in 1,224,000. But, the odds — though very rare — were in his favor, turning his side job into big bucks.
A man in Virginia Beach, Virginia went out to make a little extra money — but what he thought would be just another day driving for the ride-share company Lyft as a "side hustle," turned into big bucks after he bought a lottery ticket on a whim.
Ryan Pasch took a $5 cash tip he received from an appreciative customer and went to a local gas station to refill his vehicle's tank. It was there that he decided to buy a "Strike It Rich" scratch-off ticket to try his luck.
The chances of winning are slim, according to the Virginia Lottery's website — just 1 in 1,224,000.
Pasch walked into the 7-Eleven store and bought the ticket. As he scratched off the opaque substance on the paper ticket he said he "got a little light-headed" when he realized he was a $150,000 top-prize winner.
“I was pretty stoked!” he told lottery officials.
