James – Salem — 11/05/25

Striking Gold

Jim from Salem struck gold with the Jackpot Gold Scratch-it! Usually more of a Video Lottery player, Jim also buys the occasional Scratch-it, and if they don’t win, he always enters them into the Second Chance drawings.

Jim was visiting with his 96-year-old mom, like he does every day, sharing a cup of coffee and chatting. He happened to look at his phone and saw a new email — the Prize Notification email from the Oregon Lottery. Not wanting to say anything until he was absolutely sure it was real, he contained his excitement. When he got home that night, he was still holding it all in while his wife of 18 years, Cindy, got settled in after getting home from work. Finally, he calmly asked her to read his email. At last, the celebrating could begin!

Now that Jim has the big check (and the real check) to prove it, Jim is going to surprise his mom and make her day! He plans to share some of the $100,000 winnings with his mom (for an extra special holiday season) and his wife (on a tropical island getaway!)