The Shocking Deer Accident's 'Twist'... American Man Wins $220 Million Lottery

Misfortune Turns to Fortune... From Hell to Heaven in Just One Day

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] An American man who experienced a terrible accident by hitting and injuring two deer with his car on his way to work became the protagonist of a reversal of fortune by winning a $2 million (about 2.23 billion KRW) lottery on the same day.

According to Fox News and others on the 27th (local time), Anthony Dow, who lives in Leland, North Carolina, hit two deer that suddenly appeared while driving his newly purchased car to work last week in the morning.

Anthony was upset and had a bad feeling because he injured animals early in the morning and his new car was damaged. Unable to shake off the ominous feeling, he went back home to sleep instead of going to work.

That evening, after waking up, he checked the lottery ticket he had not yet checked. It was a lottery ticket he bought for $3 at a local convenience store.

When he checked the fourth Mega Millions ticket that matches six numbers, he saw '4', then the next number, and then the next number.

Without much expectation, he was suddenly thrilled and shouted "Wow!" He had matched 5 out of the 6 numbers. The odds of winning this lottery were as high as 1 in 12.6 million.

Moreover, the original prize for this lottery was $1 million (about 1.1 billion KRW), but since he bought a ticket that pays double the prize, he encountered an even bigger windfall.

Anthony immediately ran to his parents to inform them of his lottery win.

On the 25th, the prize money he received, after taxes, was $1.4 million (about 1.565 billion KRW).

Anthony said, "I feel so good," adding, "I plan to renovate my parents' house, repair the damaged car, pay off my nephew's car installment, and save the rest."

Foreign media evaluated this man's story as showing that no matter how terrible and bad a day is, things can always get better.