William Mudrack works at a high-end steak and seafood restaurant and often doesn’t get home until after midnight. Fortunately for his friends and family, he was able to contain his excitement about his $3 Emerald 8s Scratch-off top prize win of $40,000 when he realized he’d won at nearly 2 a.m. “I knew it was too late to call anyone, so I waited until the morning to call my mom.”

William enjoys playing Scratch-offs for the instant excitement and likes to check out new games based on design and themes. Emerald 8s was a newly released Scratch-off that he thought he may like to try and was glad that he did.

With the prize money, William plans to buy his sister a nice wedding present, a new pair of glasses and possibly a car for his son.

$3 Emerald 8s Estimated Overall Odds: 1 in 3.99.