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A Pella couple beat the odds to win $10,000 from the Carriker’s Auto Outlet Mega Tent Sale. Jordan Grier and Sarah Brees received a scratch off ticket with a list of numbers in the mail and decided on a whim Thursday to bring it in to the Knoxville auto outlet and see if they won any prizes. Little did they know they would be going home $10,000 richer. The couple says they typically just throw these types of things away but this time they decided “why not”. General Sales Manager Kelly Spiker says he has been in the auto sales business for 15 years and has been doing similar contests for 10 of the 15, and he has never seen anyone win the grand prize. Spiker says the odds of winning the ten grand were between 125,000 and 150,000 and he couldn’t have picked a better couple to receive the money. Grier and Brees said they thought the Carriker’s staff was joking with them when they said they won the money. Coincidentally, Spiker says he too thought the young couple was pulling his leg when they told him they had won. The couple says they were very shocked and speechless about the news and never thought something like that would happen to them. When asked what they planned to do with the money, Grier said they were still letting things sink in but have thought about using it for a down payment on a house. Brees agreed and added that she wanted one with a nice big backyard for their young daughter to play in.