{"id":282760,"date":"2026-09-10T06:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/282760\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T06:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:03:17","slug":"change-of-machine-leads-to-3m-lottery-win-for-erie-co-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/282760\/","title":{"rendered":"Change of machine leads to $3M lottery win for Erie Co. man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One local man is three million dollars richer after a lucky golden lottery scratch off ticket landed in his hands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dave Sabol received a $3 million commemorative check from the Pennsylvania Lottery on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Erie to receive emergency assistance from state after severe storm;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/erie-to-receive-emergency-assistance-from-state-after-severe-storm\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Erie to receive emergency assistance from state after severe storm\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sabol and his wife go out to dinner every Friday and stop by a Country Fair gas station in Union City for a ticket. He typically plays at the same machine, but another customer was using that one and Sabol decided to switch things up that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sabol said when he saw the ticket, he immediately told his wife about the prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:&#039;Gallery Night&#039; to return to downtown Erie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/digital-first\/digital-exclusive\/gallery-night-to-return-to-downtown-erie\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0&#8216;Gallery Night&#8217; to return to downtown Erie\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was more in shock and couldn&#8217;t believe it, so I had to go down to the store because my app wasn&#8217;t working on my phone,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There&#8217;s so many ideas out there, we have no idea what we&#8217;re actually going to do first.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Retailer Country Fair will also receive a $10,000 selling bonus for the winning ticket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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