A Massachusetts man is glad he followed his dreams – in the most literal sense of the phrase.
Howard Kendall Jr., of Plymouth, Massachusetts, recently won a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery's "$4,000,000 Diamonds" instant win game, said a July 19 release posted on the Massachusetts State Lottery's website.
Plymouth is a town in Massachusetts located about 40 miles south of Boston.
The night before Kendall won, he had a dream that he had bought a ticket for the $4,000,000 Diamonds game, he told the state lottery's website.
The next day, he took it as a sign that he should buy a ticket for real, and purchased the $10 instant game ticket at his local 7-Eleven store, said the Massachusetts State Lottery.
Howard J. Kendall, Jr. of Plymouth, Massachusetts, had a dream he had bought a lottery ticket. When he woke up, he did just that – and won big. (Massachusetts State Lottery / Fox News)
When he collected his prize on July 18, he opted for the lump sum cash option, said the lottery's website, meaning he netted a prize of $650,000, before taxes.
With his winnings, Kendall told the Massachusetts State Lottery that he plans on helping out his children and grandchildren.
The $4,000,000 Diamonds game has one $4 million top prize remaining, said the lottery's website. Three additional $1 million prizes, along with 85 $10,000 prizes, and thousands of other prizes ranging from $10 to $1,000 are also available.
Kendall told lottery officials that he plans on helping his children and grandchildren with his winnings. (iStock / iStock)
The overall odds of winning any prize in the game are 1 in 3.48, said the Massachusetts State Lottery. The odds of winning the top prize are 4,032,000.
This is not the first time in recent months that a dream has led to a big lottery win.
In late April, a North Carolina man bought a lottery ticket after his sister had a dream that he had "found a bunch of gold," FOX Business previously reported.
In April, David Atwell (left) of Kannapolis, North Carolina, won a lottery jackpot after his sister had a dream that he had "found a bunch of gold." (N.C. Education Lottery / Fox News)
David Atwell, of Kannapolis, North Carolina, went ahead and bought a ticket – and won the $837,187 jackpot in the Cash 5 drawing on Saturday, April 27.
"I guess dreams do come true," he told the North Carolina Education Lottery.