Spahr’s plan was simply to grab orange juice, but the new lottery tickets at the shop caught her eye. "When I noticed they had new tickets at the petrol station, I thought I’d give it a try," she said. She chose a $20 “Merry Multiplier” scratch-off ticket, partly because it had a foldable part that piqued her curiosity. Her odds of winning the top prize? Approximately 1 in 1.2 million – a slim chance, yet one that changed her life.