Who wants to be a watermelon?
A 77-year-old Colorado man won more than $5 million last week and the first thing he decided to buy was a watermelon — and flowers for his wife.
Waldemar “Bud” T., an avid outdoorsman from Montrose, was on a hiking trip through the Holy Cross Wilderness with his golden retriever when the winning Colorado Lotto+ jackpot digits were drawn on September 6.
When he got home, the lucky winner found out that he was $5,067,041 richer after checking the lottery website.
“It must have been a mistake,” he told the Colorado Lottery he thought at first.
Bud chose to take the lump sum cash option of $2,533,520. The first thing he bought? – a ripe watermelon for himself and a bouquet for his wife, he said.
Bud decided to take the cash prize, and said he would donate a portion of the winnings to charity.The Colorado Lottery
He said his wife has several surgeries coming up, which the win will help cover, but other than some simple fruit and flowers, he has no plans other than to give back.
“I’m going to give to some charity and really think about what I want to do with this,” he said.
Bud, who always plays his secret lucky number, bought the winning ticket at Hangin Tree Travel Plaza in Montrose.
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