PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 100.1 FM and AM 1020 KDKA) - The lucky winner of the $3 million scratch off ticket said he bought the winning ticket while at Giant Eagle to cash in a $1,000 winning scratch off!
Randy Lytle of Indiana County bought the winning ticket on Memorial Day while at the store with his fiancée.
“Well, it was pretty wild because the day before I bought the same ticket and I won $1,000 on that ticket and I had to go to that Giant Eagle to cash that big of a prize, and it’s the only reason I was there at that Giant Eagle,” said Lytle. “My fiancée was in disbelief, but I think she believed it a little more than me.”
The 30-year-old said he was a furloughed steel mill worker, and now, thanks to his winnings, will not be returning to that job but will use the money to start his own business, as well as pay for his 10-year-old son’s future college tuition.
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He also hopes to use the money to do something special for his mother, who raised him and his brother after their father died of cancer when Lytle was eight-years-old.
“She raised me and my brother, so now I can do something special for her,” said Lytle. “This is going to help in so many ways, I don’t even know where to start.”
The winning ticket was sold at the Giant Eagle at 117 S. Walnut St in Ligonier, and the store will receiving a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
“At Giant Eagle, we’re proud to be long-standing partners of the Pennsylvania Lottery and are thrilled that such an exciting winner ticket was sold by the Ligonier Giant Eagle,” said Jannah Jablonowski, Giant Eagle spokesperson. “We extend our sincere congratulations to the winner and wish he and his family the best in their future.”
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“The Pennsylvania Lottery congratulates Randy for winning this top prize and Giant Eagle for selling this big winning Scratch-Off ticket,” said Pennsylvania Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko. “Thanks to our network of more than 9,600 retailers and players across Pennsylvania, the Lottery is continuing to fulfill its mission of responsibly generating funds for programs that benefit older Pennsylvanians.”