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Louisiana Lottery Lightning Strikes: $1.8 Million Lotto Prize Was Predicted by Father of the Winner

Before Charles Spansel Jr.’s father passed away, he told his son’s wife that his boy would one day win the lottery.

Two months later, the prophecy came true.

Spansel, 57, claimed a $1.8 million lotto prize from a June 6 drawing.

But he did have a problem prior to the claim: he couldn’t find his winning ticket.

“Once I heard about the winning ticket from New Orleans, I had a feeling it was mine,” shared Spansel. “I went to the Lottery Web site and realized that my numbers matched the Lotto winning numbers.”

Although Spansel wanted to share this wonderful news with his family, he kept it a secret.

“One of my daughters was getting married eight days later, so I thought it would be best if I waited. I didn’t want to steal the spotlight from her day,” he said.

For two weeks, Spansel kept his winnings a secret from his family until early Father’s Day morning when he told his wife and children.

“They were all shocked, but it’s fitting that I shared the big news with everyone on Father’s Day. I was honoring my father who knew I would win all along,” said Spansel.

Spansel won $1,845,829 and received $1,292,080, after federal and state taxes were withheld.

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