AHC: Most interesting/influential lottery winner.

The idea behind this challenge is fairly simple. There are few things as random as lottery wins. How could one of such events influence history?

An obvious case would be Hitler winning some money, during his artistic years in Vienna. What are some other cool scenarios, stemming from a lucky winner hitting the jackpot ?
 
Well, in OTL Denmark Vesey won the lottery in 1799 and purchased his own freedom. If it wasn't for that he probably wouldn't have been leading a slave uprising conspiracy 20 years later.
 
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