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John Rumpel, a former high school teacher, bought a lottery ticket while he was out getting
a gallon of milk at the request of his wife.
Not only did that ticket turn out to be a winner, but Rumpel became the largest Megabucks jackpot winner in the games history, to the tune of $22.2 million.
"It wasn't until after the drawing that I flipped on the news and saw that the winning ticket was sold in Milwaukee and I looked up and saw the convenience store on there and I went, 'Oh man, that might be me.'"
And it was.
Rumpel took the cash option, so after taxes, he'll take home $15.7 million.
ABC News