That meant Linda Wilkes’ $50,000 prize was instantly multiplied by 10. The Wilkes County resident ended up with $500,000 when her $3 ticket matched the numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball of the Nov. 4 drawing, according to the N.C. Education Lottery.

Newton Waldron of Fort Myers forked over $50 for a 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off ticket and discovered it was worth $1 million, according to a Nov. 26 Florida Lottery news release. Odds of winning $1 million in the game are 1-in-274,004.

A Los Angeles woman who got called into work on her day off left as a millionaire that same day, all thanks to a lucky lottery scratcher ticket.