That person hasn’t shown up yet.
The owner of the store at 2341 W. Belmont Avenue, Krunal Patel, will also receive a bonus.
Patel said the doors to 7-Eleven opened recently in August and that it was a warm welcome in the neighborhood and a fulfilled wish for the store.
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The store owner intends to share part of the 1% bonus for selling the winning ticket to its employees.
“What makes me happy with my favorite part of selling lottery tickets in Illinois is that these lottery wins give someone else a chance to live a better life and help make their dreams come true. I tell my clients if you win, I win, ”Patel said.“ I plan to use this sales bonus as an opportunity to invest in my employees and customers. My employees will receive a bonus, especially the one who sold the winning ticket, and I will host a customer appreciation party – when the guidelines allow. customers to see how much we want to be part of this community and thank them for supporting us, especially during this period of Covid. “
Later on Friday there was a lot of excitement at the gas station, many buying tickets hoping to be the next lucky winner.
“It couldn’t be more appropriate in terms of everything that’s going on, to have a jackpot like this that drives a little bit of excitement and takes away from the everyday people that they have to do.” , said Harold, director of the state lottery in Illinois May.
The prey fever began to heat up after the Roscoe Village mini-mart sold that $ 1 million ticket.
“Oh, yes, I’m excited right now at the big $ 750 million jackpot. Many customers are now excited to buy those tickets,” Patel said.
As both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have surpassed over $ 500 million for the second time, the two Lottery machines from Video Connection in the Hyde Park neighborhood are buzzing.
“It was crazy. The line came out the door,” Charles Price told Video Connection.
But the chances of winning the $ 750 million Mega Millions jackpot on Friday by matching all five numbers – plus the Mega Ball – is pretty high at one in $ 302 million.
Powerball is not much better at one in 292 million.
According to some experts, you are more likely to be killed by a falling coconut than to win the grand prize. There is a one in 50 million chance of it happening.
But suppose you missed your chance, and the money you threw at a ticket gives you a whopping $ 550 million.
“I’m just trying my luck so I can retire early,” said Mess Millions player Tess Sylvester. – I’m a nurse, so I’m so tired.
You could do this or spend the money on one of the most expensive cars in the world. A 2021 Bugatti Chiron amounts to $ 3.6 million.
The Mega Millions jackpot is now up to $ 750 million, the highest prize in Illinois if won.
And now it is estimated that $ 1.39 billion in prizes can be won for both Mega Millions and Powerball. This is only the second time in the history of these games that both jackpots have been played simultaneously with jackpots of over $ 600 million.
The next draw for the Mega Millions jackpot is Friday at 10 p.m. The drawing for Powerball is on Saturday.
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