Many miracles have happened through “mistakes” in the history of mankind. Penicillin, for example was discovered by “mistake”, a mistake that would be a blessing for mankind as a whole. Marvelous things happen as simple as that. Lottery winning numbers

Robert Thibodaux Sr., of Thibodaux, Louisiana, on Thursday claimed a $1 million Powerball prize at the state’s lottery headquarters, this amount is five times greater than it would have been if the clerk who attended him had not mistakenly upgraded his ticket include the Power Play option that this game offers.

“I’m a lucky person — I won a lot of money. But this lady who sold me the ticket is a big part of this,” said Thibodaux. Thibodaux, 70, matched five numbers in the October 29 drawing but missed the Powerball number, ordinarily this prize corresponds to a $200,000. State lottery

But when he bought that and a second Powerball ticket at a Shop Rite in Thibodaux, a cashier mistakenly added the Power Play option to both. This option which costs only $1 more per ticket, multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to five times. He paid the extra $2 for his tickets. The day after the drawing, his wife told him he matched five numbers, and he figured he won thousands of dollars. But he didn’t have time to check, because he needed to visit a relative at a nursing home. When he returned, several family members were waiting for him, he said.

“My son told me, ‘Daddy, you won $200,000, but you won it five times,’” Thibodaux said. “I was like an engine at full steam.” It turns out, according to lottery representatives, that when a cashier makes a mistake, they cannot cancel the ticket, so if they printed a $2 Power Play ticket instead of a $1 regular Powerball ticket, they would still need to sell the ticket or buy it themselves.

Thibodaux would have wanted that the clerk who made him a millionaire would have come forward with him, however she declined saying that she doesn´t want to get too involved in this situation, after all it was her mistake. However Thibodaux insists that it is thanks to her that he is winning so he is willing to give her a cut of his check as a token of appreciation.

According to an employee at the Shop Rite, the worker who sold the ticket wasn’t immediately available. But she said the worker acknowledges making the mistake. ”She hit the wrong button, and he just said, ‘Don’t worry about it,’ and gave her another dollar” for the Power Play, she said. Thibodaux has expressed that he would like to use part of the money to build a new house with his wife.

After this story customers at Shop Rite are now asking for mistakes on their tickets, too. Everyone wants to have their tickets “messed up” as long as they are made millionaires!