A 71-year-old man rarely played the lottery  then his “spur-of-the-moment decision” paid off in North Carolina.

Kenneth Larsen will have an easier retirement after he bought a scratch-off ticket that was worth $1 million, according to the N.C. Education Lottery.

“It’s going to help us out a whole lot, to make our retirement more enjoyable,” Larsen said in a July 21 news release.

Larsen got much richer after he stopped at a Quality Mart convenience store in Durham. While at the Presidential Drive location, officials said he spent $30 on a ticket for the Millionaire Maker game.

“I really just decided to get it on a whim,” Larsen said in the release. “I only play once in a blue moon.”

 

 

 

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