Lawrence Fiore's lucky cowboy boots kicked in at the right time.
He bought five California Lotto tickets for $5 Wednesday and one was a $19.8 million winner."I needed new soles for my lucky boots," Fiore said Friday, when he claimed the prize. "They said it would take a couple hours, so I decided to kill some time and buy a ticket."
Five bucks was the most he ever spent on the lottery.
Fiore, who helps run a family auto detailing shop, said he learned he was a winner as he read a newspaper Thursday in the drive-through line at a fast-food restaurant.