A man scratched off a $1 million winning lottery ticket for his 18th birthday. (California Lottery)
Sacramento, Calif.
A California man celebrated turning 18 while cashing in a million-dollar lottery ticket.
According to the California Lottery, Kaleb Heng won $1 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket that was given to him by his grandmother for his 18th birthday.
Lottery officials said the jackpot was hit from a $10 scratch-off ticket on The Perfect Gift game.
“I’m pretty stoked! I certainly wasn’t expecting it,” Heng said.
Heng’s grandmother bought the winning ticket from a market in the Turlock area and gave it to him while he was heading out on a fishing trip.
“My mom was driving me to go fishing, and on the way, I scratched it,” Heng said. “We had to pull over. It was a million dollars, and I didn’t even have an ID yet!”
Heng said they ended up turning the car around to get his identification and cash in the ticket.
The 18-year-old told lottery officials he plans to use the money for college and investments.