A carpenter
has nailed a big win on a Washington Lottery scratch off ticket he bought on a
whim.
Kelly Cruz,
53, bought the winning ticket from Safeway on Northwest Boulevard while he was
shopping for his father, Henry Cruz, who needed bread and milk and lotto
tickets. While he was there the
carpenter decided he would try his luck with a Lucky for Life ticket, and got the
surprise of his life when his scratching revealed he'd won $1,000 a week.
Cruz
insists the money will not change him, but admits he intends to buy a lifetime
membership in the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. His other plans for the money
are more generous. "I'll be able to help out some charities I'm involved
in," he said.
