New Jersey Man Joins $1 Million-Winning Lottery Pool at Hospital After Breaking Hip on His Way to Buying Ticket
“I thought he was confused, maybe from pain meds. And then the staff came into the room and they were saying congratulations. And I was like, ‘Wow, he really did win.’”
According to NBC Philadelphia, 87-year-old Earl Livingston was walking to buy a lottery ticket for the massive Mega Millions jackpot when he all of a sudden fell and broke his hip. He ended up going to the hospital, where he was invited to join the staff's lottery pool, which included a $1M ticket.