Meet the residents of Luck, Wisconsin, who’re clamoring with pleasure after a $15.1 million Megabucks ticket was offered.
LUCK, Wis. — The $15.1 million Megabucks prize ticket was offered to Mark Cunningham at a grocery retailer in a city known as Luck, Wisconsin, in accordance with a Jan. 11 Wisconsin Lottery press release.
“Desires actually do come true,” Cunningham mentioned in a press release.
The fortunate grocery retailer, Wayne’s Meals Place, acquired $100,000 for promoting the profitable ticket.
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Retailer supervisor Paul Wondra mentioned it has been a “whirlwind” for the reason that information broke that his retailer offered the Megabucks ticket.
“Plenty of telephone calls,” Wondra mentioned in the identical press launch. “Plenty of questions.”
He added, “I used to be advised by the [Wisconsin] Lottery those who, now you are going to be that mecca. You offered a giant ticket. You are going to be the place to go. To date, it is holding true.”
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Tanya Stokes, a cashier on the grocery retailer, spoke to ABC Information and mentioned individuals have been driving in and lining up for hours in current days to buy tickets for the Mega Millions drawing, an estimated $1.35 billion jackpot {that a} winner has but to assert.
“Currently it has been actually loopy. Lots of people are coming in and wanting tickets from this native retailer,” mentioned Stokes.
Tanya Stokes, a cashier at Wayne’s Meals Plus, in Luck, Wisconsin.
“From Luck, Wisconsin, good luck to all of the Mega Thousands and thousands gamers tonight,” one other worker added.
There hasn’t been a winner of the Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot since Oct. 14. Gamers can have one other shot at profitable the third-largest prize in Mega Thousands and thousands historical past through the subsequent drawing on Friday night time at 11 p.m. ET.
The percentages of profitable the Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.
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