One step away from millions: people who almost became rich

Wealth is the main goal of many people. They are willing to do almost anything for the sake of a lot of money. But in life, it happens that their luck runs out at the last moment, and they don’t get rich.

The people thought he was on his way to the jackpot. It turns out that achieving wealth is not so easy. In our selection, you’ll find stories of people who almost got rich. We found their “confessions” on the Internet.

One step away from the jackpot

An American woman once wanted to win the lottery. She filled in her ticket and waited for the draw. During the broadcast, she became very upset. The reason was that the winning combination was only one number different to the one she had written on the lottery ticket. If the American had been more careful when filling it out, she could have won 2 million. Not fate, it seems!

A rarity for love

The next story in our selection has to do with antiques. She took place in the 50s of the last century. A resident of the United States was fond of motorbikes. He loved them more than life. Suddenly the man met a wonderful girl and fell in love with her. He urgently needed money for an engagement ring.

Then the young man decided to sell his most beloved motorbike. He got only a few tens of dollars for it. Later, it turned out that the “iron horse” was worth much more. The thing is, there were only a few motorbikes of that kind in the whole America.

However, the hero of our story doesn’t regret to sell it. After all, the American found true happiness with his beloved. It is worth more than any money.

The cryptocurrency millionaire

The third story has to do with today’s popular cryptocurrency – bitcoin. One guy invested all his money in it. Then he got into financial trouble. The young man had to sell his bitcoins. He soon found out that the cryptocurrency had skyrocketed in value. Now the guy’s biting his teeth.

M&M’s fans

The following story tells the tale of a mother and daughter who loved M&M’s jelly beans. One day, the famous company announced a raffle. Whoever finds a plastic chip in a packet of sweets will win a handsome prize.

The mother and daughter found out about it too late. After all, they had already thrown away the strange grey chip that had been found in the candy packet. They thought the factory had made a mistake and put a piece of plastic in the packet along with the candy.

Suppressing a child’s dream

Now let’s take a trip to the provincial outback and meet one guy. When he was a teenager, he had an amazing idea. So, the young man wanted to buy a line for packing sunflower seeds. His father ridiculed the idea and called it really stupid. Who would buy sunflower seeds if grannies were selling them on every corner?

As we all know, packaged sunflower seeds are one of the most popular products in supermarkets. If the young man had disobeyed his father and started his own production, he would have become a millionaire.

An antique treasure

And one last story that will tell you about antique lovers. It took place in the 1980s in England. A local woman bought an unsightly ring at a flea market. The Englishwoman doesn’t know why, but it caught her eye.

Soon the woman was in trouble. She was in urgent need of a large sum of money. Then the resident of Foggy Albion decided to take the ring to a pawnshop. The appraiser shocked her with the news. So, the true value of the ring exceeded 600 thousand pounds. The piece of jewellery was put up for auction. It was purchased by an antique collector for the above amount.