Valentine's Day surprise: Man scores $1M lottery win from mom's gift
Matthew Broadley won $1 million after his mother gifted him a sratch-off ticket for Valentine's Day. (Massachusetts State Lottery)
BOSTON - A Massachusetts man won a $1 million prize after his mother gifted him a lottery scratch-off ticket for Valentine's Day.
Matthew Broadley of Tyngsborough won the prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s "$4,000,000 Jumbo Cash" instant ticket game.
His mother gave him a Valentine's Day car on Tuesday. Inside the card were two instant tickets. The second one made him a big winner.
Broadley opted to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 before taxes. He said he doesn't have any immediate plans on how to spend it.
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This story was reported from Los Angeles.