Man to take wife on dream trip after $1M lottery win

CHICAGO (WJW) – An Illinois man said he wanted to propose to his now-wife in Aruba, but he couldn’t afford the tickets. Now he can, after winning $1 million on an Illinois lottery scratch-off ticket .

Kevin Weaver won the top prize on a Million Mega Bucks $40 lottery ticket, according to the Illinois Lottery .

“I scratched the ticket in my truck in the parking lot of County Market, and I was in complete shock when I saw that I had won a million dollars,” Weaver told the lottery. “I immediately called my wife, Paula, to tell her the news. She didn’t believe me until I scanned the ticket on my lottery app to prove it to her!”

Weaver told the lottery he plans to use his prize in a special way.

“A few years ago I planned on taking Paula to Aruba, which was where I had planned to propose,” he said. “The trip was too expensive, so we never got to go. Well, you better believe we will definitely be going now!”

Weaver said he has even more exciting plans for Paula and his lottery winnings.

“After discussing with Paula how we want to spend our winnings, we thought about how she often drives our grandkids around everywhere. It would be nice to treat her to a new minivan so that she can do it in style. Happy wife, happy life!” Weaver joked.

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