Taco Bell Employee Andrew Hunter Hits Lottery Jackpot With Ticket Found In Trash

HuffPost Weird News David Moye First Posted: 11/18/11 06:19 PM ET Updated: 11/21/11 10:21 AM ET

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Andrew Hunter is the big cheese around his Cumming, Ga., Taco Bell these days after winning a $250,000 jackpot.

Ironically, he almost threw away the ticket that gave him the chance to win the big prize, according to galottery.com.

"I didn't realize you could win $3 for matching one number plus the Mega Ball," he said. "I pulled it out of the trash and cashed it in for three more tickets."

"I would have never bought that ticket if I hadn't pulled the other ticket out of the trash," he said. "I don't think it's really hit me yet."

But while Hunter is rolling in dough, he doesn't plan to cash in his chips just yet, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Instead, he plans to invest his windfall.

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RobDiaz

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09:44 AM on 11/22/2011

Very misleading headline. Does anyone keep track of these people who do this on a regular basis? Oh yeah, the Huff Post does so they know who to give a bigger sign-on bonus.

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notthesame

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07:52 AM on 11/22/2011

Main stream media needs to learn the difference between TACO MAC and Taco Bell - not the same -- “I didn’t realize you could win $3 for matching one number plus the Mega Ball,” said Andrew Hunter, a server at a Taco Mac in Cumming.

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jkfan

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10:23 PM on 11/21/2011

Idiotic title. He didn't find the winning ticket in the trash. He threw away another ticket that won a measly $3 and used that money to buy the $250,000 winning ticket.

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friendlier

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05:05 PM on 11/21/2011

Finally, some good news.

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blissfully zen

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03:13 PM on 11/21/2011

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