One Massachusetts man who recently had double bypass heart surgery encountered a stroke of good luck, fortuitously winning a $1 million lottery after scratching out the word “heart” on his ticket. Alex McLeish, from Attleboro, in November was gifted three tickets along with a get well soon card from his childhood friend Larry. Upon scratching the first three letters of his “$5,000,000 100X Cashword” instant ticket, he revealed the letters A, M, and W, which are his own initials, Boston Herald reported. Aghast at the coincidence, he then texted both Larry and his brother and declared to them that the ticket was “haunted.” But it then got even spookier. Scratching more letters, he uncovered the word “heart,” of all possible words, and several other words. The winnings in the contest are determined by how many complete words the player uncovers in the puzzle. When Alex checked to see what he …