Agreed as I doubt that his investment was much over $25k BUT how many have followed similar plans only to NOT GET that prize because someone else paid for a single $20 ticket. True he probably won some smaller prizes in this hunt but it is a risky venture. Gambling on the stock market is a far saner risk at almost every level above 'penny stocks'!
If this man can scan tickets for the “see retailer” message on his phone, what prevents shopkeepers from doing the same with each roll of scratch-off tickets?