Man spends $5 on lottery ticket, wins $2M
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John Ross Jr. of Linda won $2 million off a $5 Set for Life California Lotto scratcher. Photo taken on Thursday, March 1, 2012.
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Man spends $5 on lottery ticket, wins $2M.
Hard luck is the only kind John Ross Jr. has ever known.
He doesn't have a driver's license because he's never had money for a car. He doesn't have a job — hasn't had one for years. And he lives with his mom.
"I was headed nowhere," he said.
Until now.
Ross, 29, of .
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