A man named Armando Vidal has been living on the streets for nearly twenty years after an injury in 2008 pushed him out of work in Santa Maria and he recently bought a scratch ticket in San Luis Obispo that turned out to be worth one million dollars. He actually thought he had won a couple hundred at first and only learned the real amount when the shop manager scanned the ticket and asked what he planned to do with a million dollars.
The manager even drove him to the lottery office so he could claim it safely which makes the whole story feel even more human. Armando says he just wants a stable home where he can have a bed and enough space for a couple of dogs which feels like such a simple and beautiful goal after everything he has been through.
It is rare to see luck arrive in a way that feels this deserved yet here it is and it is honestly one of the most heartwarming stories I have seen in a long time.