(gray news) – a homeless man received a life-changing amount of money after he won the lottery in california. Did armando vidal win a scratch-off ticket at sandys deli & liquor? · a formerly homeless man who won $1 million on a scratcher in april has been named by the california lottery as armando vidal. · and only a few stories tie together hope and hardship quite like the moment former santa clarita resident, armando vidal , who was homeless in san luis obispo before he won the $1 million jackpot in april. Will vidal keep a low profile in the future? · it was a lucky day in april for a homeless man after he won a life-changing amount of money playing a california lottery scratch-off ticket that he bought at a liquor store on the central coast. How did armando vidal win $1 million? · need to know armando vidal won $1 million from playing the california lottery ’s triple red 777 scratchers game when he was homeless · a homeless man was told by a store worker his life had changed in the blink of an eye after winning a huge sum of money. According to the california lottery , armando vidal ’ s big. Armando vidal had been living on the streets for almost two decades since an injury put him out of work in santa maria, california, in 2008. · sacramento, calif. · a formerly homeless man won a life-changing sum earlier this year while playing a california lottery scratchers game he’d purchased on the central coast.