A teacher in New Jersey was hoping to win enough money for gas on a scratch-off lottery ticket gifted to her as an end-of-year gift, but ended up with more than she could have asked for. “I had a stack of cards as gifts, and I had forgotten I left them there,” the player said while claiming their prize at the New Jersey Lottery office. “One morning, I went out to the car and thought that I’d see if I won any gas money.” The teacher came to a $10 card, The Shore Thing, and scratched off a $500,000 top prize.
