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(CNN) A Massachusetts man recovering from open-heart surgery won a $1 million lottery prize on a scratch-off ticket given to him by a friend, according to lottery officials.

There are only 10 total prize winners for that amount on the $20 lottery ticket.

Several years ago, he won $1,000 on a lottery ticket his friend gave him for his birthday, according to lottery officials. »

(CNN) A Massachusetts man recovering from open-heart surgery won a $1 million lottery prize on a scratch-off ticket given to him by a friend, according to lottery officials.

There are only 10 total prize winners for that amount on the $20 lottery ticket.

Several years ago, he won $1,000 on a lottery ticket his friend gave him for his birthday, according to lottery officials. »

It was a heated Skype conversation about race relations that led Scott to cut off all contact with his parents in 2019.

He was baffled his parents could not comprehend the reality of people being victimised because of their background, especially given his own family history.

It wasn’t the first time Scott had experienced a clash in values with his parents. »

A national poll of people ages 18 to 29 found that most young Americans said that they believed the county’s democracy is either “in trouble” or has "failed.".

Twenty-seven percent of the respondents said that they viewed the country as “somewhat functioning democracy,” and just 7 percent said that the U.S. is a "healthy democracy.".

Among Democrats, 45 percent said that the country's democracy is in trouble or has failed, and 51 percent of independent and unaffiliated young people had the same responses. »