A Million-Dollar Treat: How One Man's Halloween Scratch-Off Became an Unforgettable Haul

You know, sometimes, truth be told, life just throws you a curveball – a wonderfully good one, for once. And can you believe it? Right after all the Halloween festivities, when most of us are just tallying up our candy count, one man in Attleboro, Massachusetts, snagged himself the ultimate treat: a cool million dollars. It's the kind of story that makes you pause, doesn't it? Makes you think about those little slips of paper we sometimes pick up on a whim.

Meet Charles "Butch" Wilson. Our lucky protagonist, if you will, found his fortune in a most unassuming way. He had purchased a "Mass Cash" scratch ticket – that particular game, mind you – from the Richdale Convenience Store located at 306 Washington Street. It’s a familiar scene, isn’t it? Popping into the local shop, grabbing a ticket, maybe a coffee; a routine so many of us share, yet for Butch, that routine was about to be utterly, wonderfully upended.

The prize? A staggering $1 million. And, as is often the case with these big wins, Butch had a choice to make: take the full amount spread out over years, or opt for a lump sum. He went with the cash option, which, honestly, many would. This meant a one-time payment of $650,000, before taxes, naturally. Imagine that moment, holding that ticket, knowing your life has just irrevocably changed. It’s almost cinematic, you could say.

But the good fortune, well, it didn’t stop with Butch alone. The Richdale Convenience Store, where the golden ticket was sold, will also be receiving a tidy bonus: a $10,000 commission for its role in this momentous win. It’s not every day, after all, that a small convenience store gets to share in such a monumental piece of good fortune, a little thank you for being the spot where dreams, or at least financial dreams, came true.

So, as the last of the autumn leaves fall and the chill of winter begins to creep in, Charles "Butch" Wilson has a rather substantial warmth to look forward to. A million-dollar "Halloween treat," they called it, and really, what a perfect description. It just goes to show, you truly never know when a simple scratch-off might just turn into the most extraordinary, life-altering moment of all. And for Butch, it certainly did.