Spur of the Moment Decision Leads to Easton Man's $30K Lottery Prize

An Easton man won $30,000 from an instant ticket vending machine, according to the CT Lottery.

Instead of waiting in the customer service line at the Super Stop & Shop in Fairfield to buy his lottery tickets lik he normally does, Bob Sabo of Easton decided to do something he had never done before—buy his tickets from an instant ticket vending machine. His last-minute choice that paid off. Sabo won a $30,000 prize.

“I bought the [winning] ticket by accident. I meant to buy two $20 tickets, but I didn’t have my glasses on,” Sabo told lottery officials with a laugh. “Instead, I bought a ‘30X Cash’ ticket for $30 by mistake, which left me with $10 to buy another ticket. When I got home and scratched the 30X ticket, I couldn’t believe it—we won $30,000. Winning the way we did was a very freaky thing,” Sabo told CT Lottery officials.

Super Stop & Shop at 760 Villa Avenue in Fairfield will receive a $300 check from the CT Lottery for selling Sabo his $30,000 top prize winning ticket.