Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20121115:11:16:00
In october 2006 he was cashing in the winning ticket at the ashcar corner store confused by the number of zeros. >> what he saw was a 5 and a bunch of zeros. he made the mistake of trusting the person that sold him the ticket. police say that andy ashcar behind the counter told the man he won $5,000, opposed to $5 million and offered to pay him $4,000 on the spot to avoid taxes and complications. john doe took the cash. >> for six years he has lived a pedestrian life, struggling and working hard. and i would be just thrilled to death to see his life completely changed around. >> reporter: if c...