Scratch lottery ticket dies three weeks after winning

new york - Donald Savastano was lucky when he won a million dollars with a scratch card in early January. But his happiness was of a very short duration.

Ten days later, the furniture maker did not feel comfortable and reported to a hospital. There Donald got the terrible news that he was terminal. Last Monday, a little more than three weeks after the party he died and this week is his funeral.

Savastano had been living with his girlfriend and children in New York for a couple of years. He managed to keep his head above water with hard work. On January 4 Donald bought $ 10 scratch cards from the Merry Millionaire lottery. When he removed the boxes one by one with his coin, he noticed to his great surprise that all numbers were correct. He had won no less than 1 million dollars. He went to pick up his prize.

'I did not really have a plan for my pension, but I do. I can use this money anyway, 'he told WBNG-TV. 'Not to do something extra-vagant, or something like that. But to pay off my loan and buy a new truck. I will be able to enjoy that. '

It did not have to be that way.