"California Man Strikes Gold with $5 Million Lottery Win"

Daniel Peramaki, dubbed the "King of Scratchers," won a $5 million prize from the California Lottery by following his superstition of purchasing the seventh, eighth, and ninth tickets from a newly opened pack of $20 scratch-off tickets. Peramaki had been trying to win the lottery for years and was overjoyed when he finally hit the jackpot. He claimed his prize as a lump sum of $2.9 million and described it as a life-changing amount of money.