PINETTA, Fla. — A Florida man is more than $1.6 million richer – and it’s all thanks to his four-legged friend, he said.
Ivy, the dachshund is definitely one man’s best friend. Click the link to know why 100X THE CASH player, Leonard Linton, gives little Ivy all the credit for his $2 million-dollar win! Give that lucky dog a treat, Leonard and congrats!https://t.co/VEoAMkXqbr pic.twitter.com/bb5boDR2iZ
— Florida Lottery (@floridalottery) June 20, 2022
According to WFTV, Pinetta resident Leonard Linton, 42, won $2 million in the Florida Lottery’s 100x the Cash scratch-off game and opted to receive his prize as a $1.645 million lump sum, the lottery said in a news release Monday.
But Linton isn’t the only one getting a reward. He plans to buy his pregnant dachshund, Ivy, a new kennel after the pup helped him score the big win, the release said.
Linton told the lottery that he recently took a different route home to quickly reach Ivy after learning that she wasn’t feeling well, WFTV reported. On the way, he stopped at a Stop N Shop convenience store on East Howard Street in Live Oak and bought the winning ticket, the lottery said.
“I still can’t believe it,” Linton said in a statement. “This is life-changing, but I’m definitely getting Ivy a new kennel!”
The Stop N Shop also earned a $4,000 bonus commission for Linton’s win, the lottery said.
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