Full-time dad scores huge lottery win — and now he’s taking his kids to Disneyland
A Colorado lottery player has been playing games “on and off for 20 years.”
But in those two decades, he’s never scored anything close to his recent win on a $25 Million Cash Explosion scratch ticket, Colorado Lottery officials said in a March 27 news release.
After scratching his $20 ticket that he bought at a Safeway in Grand Junction, he and a friend were left screaming, lottery officials said.
“I won a million dollars!” the man said upon examining his ticket.
The full-time father told lottery officials he already has plans for his big win: “Take my kids to Disneyland.”
Another Colorado lottery player also recently took home a big win from a scratch-off ticket.
A Colorado Springs man scored a $42,000 win on his $2 Super 7-11-21 scratch ticket, lottery officials said.
The retired man told lottery officials he simply plans to “enjoy” his win.
Grand Junction is about a 240-mile drive southwest from Denver.
This story was originally published March 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM with the headline "Full-time dad scores huge lottery win — and now he’s taking his kids to Disneyland."
