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Cook Who Worked 2 Jobs Wins $1M

He bought a scratch-off lottery ticket at an East Bay market.

 Jorge Menais now $1 Million richer.
Jorge Menais now $1 Million richer. (California Lottery)

OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Jorge Mena simply couldn’t believe his eyes, so he took a two-mile jog to calm his excitement.

A Bay Area line cook, who works two jobs to survive, Mena walked into Sana Market on Oakland’s Telegraph Avenue and decided to buy a $10 Cash in a Flash Scratchers lottery ticket.

Read more at CBS San Francisco

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