I scooped lotto jackpot using a method recommended by the pros but it was thanks to a twist in the system that I won
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A LOTTO winner has told how he scooped the jackpot after using a method recommended by the pros to win cash.
The unnamed Michigan man, 58, won $100,000 after double checking his non-winning $300,000,000 Diamond Riches tickets.
The U.S. Sun reported earlier this month how players should keep their old games and submit all cards for checking in case they've missed a win.
"You never know, you might pick up on a mistake you might have made at a later date," the people behind Casino.org said.
"The only way you can be absolutely sure you haven’t won is if you have your ticket officially checked," they add.
But in a twist, checking his tickets did not actually reveal the player from Oakland County had won. Instead, it meant he was unknowingly entered into a new game.
The lucky gambler lottery officials: "I bought a few of the $300,000,000 Diamond Riches tickets and scanned them on the Lottery app after I scratched them to double check them.
"I never read the back of the ticket, so I didn't know that by scanning them, I earned entries into a giveaway."
That meant he actually picked up his win by double-checking his tickets and being entered into a new draw on August 17.
He added: "I called the lottery to see what the email was about, which is when I learned that scanning the tickets had entered me into a drawing.
"It was such a surprise."
Lottery fan and TikToker who goes by the username Videovixs recently revealed a strategy in a video that helped her win twice on four scratch-off tickets.
And player William Newell had a really good stretch of luck in October last year, leading Lady Luck to deliver him $100,000 in lottery prize winnings.
The Alexandria, Virginia resident's winning formula involved buying 20 identical lottery tickets online that shared the winning number combination - and it paid off.
A lottery expert, who goes by Billy John on TikTok, has laid out several things you should avoid the next time you go to buy a lottery ticket.
And another who goes by Richard Wheeler believes players can improve their chances by selecting high numbers.
