OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An Oklahoma man thought he won a pretty good cash prize in the recent Lottery — was he in for a surprise!

According to Lottery officials, when Larry (no last names are provided to the public) checked his ticket on Saturday morning, he thought he had won $10,000. But when he came to the Oklahoma Lottery Winner Center to claim his prize, he was told it was actually a $1 million prize and he was shocked!

The winning ticket was purchased at QuikTrip at 5955 S. Lewis in Tulsa.

Larry 1 MILLION WINNER, Image courtesy Oklahoma Lottery

Larry is now the Oklahoma Lottery’s 79th millionaire.

The ticket was purchased for the $1.35 billion drawing that occurred on Friday, August
4, 2023, the second largest Mega Millions jackpot ever at the time.

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Education, please visit www.lottery.ok.gov/who-benefits.