Pa. Lottery presents Greene County winner with $1 million check
Pennsylvania Lottery Western Regional Sales Manager Victoria Holman presents a ceremonial $1 million check to Bob Keller. (Photo by Jon Andreassi)
Bob Keller shares his story of buying a $1 million scratch-off ticket earlier this month. (Photo by Jon Andreassi)
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WAYNESBURG 鈥� Bob Keller hadn鈥檛 intended to buy the Merry and Bright scratch-off lottery ticket that earned him a cool million earlier this month.
During a ceremonial check presentation last week, he shared that he only bought the Merry and Bright scratch-off April 8 because the Giant Eagle on Sugar Run Road didn鈥檛 have the one he wanted in stock.
鈥淪o I ended up picking this ticket,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hen I went out to my car. I erased it, and when I erased it, I saw it said $1 million.鈥�
鈥淚 thought it was a joke,鈥� Keller said.
After going back inside to talk to the store鈥檚 cashiers, he quickly figured out it was no joke.
鈥淭hey said, 鈥楴o, you won. It鈥檚 real. If you don鈥檛 believe me you can check the machine over there and it will tell you,'鈥� Keller recalled.
Keller scanned his ticket, and it said, 鈥淐ongratulations, you won $1 million.鈥�
Mandy Dicken, manager of the Waynesburg Giant Eagle, spoke prior to Keller at the April 27 event at the store.
鈥淥n behalf of all of us here, we just are really excited for him and our little community. Not a whole lot happens here,鈥� Dicken said.
Keller has worked as a certified nursing assistant for 16 years. He works at Evergreen, a Franklin Township assisted living facility.
For Keller, the $1 million does not mean he will be walking away from his career.
鈥淚 love my work. I鈥檓 not going to quit doing my job just because I won,鈥� Keller said. 鈥淢aybe take some more vacations, but that鈥檚 about it.鈥�