A man from Idaho has turned into a millionaire just in time for 2026. The lucky man won a prize of $1 million from a one of the Idaho Lottery’s games and is planning to use the money to pay off some debts.
Idaho Raffle Crowned Rigby Man as the Winner of $1M Prize
The lucky winner was identified as Sean Klingler from Rigby. The man purchased a few Idaho Raffle tickets and was ecstatic to learn that one of them won him some $1 million. Klingler visited the lottery office in Boise on Tuesday to claim his money.
In an interview with lottery officials, Klingler said that the clerk at the shop where he bought the tickets was surprised when she informed him that he had won $100,000. A second later, however, the woman apologized, saying that this wasn’t the right sum. While Klingler thought that this meant that he had likely won only $100, he soon learned the truth – that he was Idaho’s newest millionaire.
Klingler told lottery officials that his friends doubted that he had really won such a big sum until he showed them his pictures with the big check.
Klingler told officials that he plans to use his new fortune to pay off some outstanding debts and save up some money for his retirement. He also promised to buy his wife a new car to celebrate the occasion.
Players Won Big During the Holidays
In the meantime, a separate player won $25,000 from the same game, once again proving that holiday miracles are real. However, that player has yet to come forward to claim their prize.
The holiday stories don’t end here, though, as more players secured mouth-watering prizes in time for the holidays. These included a Florida Lottery player who won a $5 million top prize from the lottery’s $5,000,000 CA$H MONEY scratch-off game.
Christmas, on the other hand, saw a true miracle happen as a player from Arkansas won the coveted $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot, making them one of the biggest lottery winners in American history.
The Australian version of the game, meanwhile, handed an AUD 20 million jackpot to a lucky woman from Hackham.