Homeless Colorado man Michael Engfors wins $500,000 on scratch card ticket

Mike Gallagher

Dec 9, 2015 - 01:19

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Homeless Colorado man Michael Engfors wins $500,000 on scratch card ticket

Michael Engfors won $500,000 on a lottery ticket (Picture: Aspen Homeless Shelter)

A homeless man, who has been sleeping rough for six years, has won $500,000 on a scratch card.

Michael Engfors, from Colorado, scooped the winnings on a $10 ticket and is now looking for a fresh start after losing his business and going through a divorce.

The 61-year-old is hoping to use the money to reconnect with his daughter, who he hasn’t seen for more than 20 years.

Michael had been staying at the Aspen Homeless Shelter in Colorado when his luck came through on Friday.

Jeremy Kowalis, who works at the shelter, told 9News: ‘Michael has seen a bottom that has pushed him right to the edge, but he never gave up.

LINK TO SHELTER : http://aspensafetynet.org/ Homeless man in Aspen wins $500,000 on lottery ticket Aspen Homeless Shelter Michael Engfors, 60, was bo and raised in Aspen. After struggling with alcoholism, losing his business, and getting a divorce, he has been homeless for more than six years.

The odds of winning the top prize on the Eteal Splendor scratch card game are 840,000 to 1 (Picture: Aspen Homeless Shelter)

‘He knew that if he kept pushing on, eventually his luck would change.’

He added: ‘I don’t think he normally spends $10 a day on a lottery ticket. But he did that day, and it sure paid off. It couldn’t have happened to a better person.’

The odds of winning the top prize on the Eteal Splendor scratch card game are 840,000 to 1.

The Aspen Homeless Shelter’s director is helping Engfors with the process of collecting his eaings.