Lucky people attract lucky circumstances, but what stores that sell lottery? Are there stores that you know that are famous for selling winning tickets? It seems that just as there are winners that win twice in one single day, there can be stores that sell winning lottery tickets in just a few months. If you think this is incredible, think twice because anything is possible the game called lottery.
For the second time in six months, the same store in the small town of Whiteville has sold a big-winning lottery ticket. Hill’s Food Store on JK Boulevard sold the ticket that matched four white balls and the Mega Ball. Because it was a $2 Megaplier ticket and the Megaplier was two, it is worth $20,000. US lottery
The ticketholder has already come forward to claim the prize money. Christina Grice of Chadbourn said she felt “excited” Monday morning as she collected her winnings at the lottery’s claim center in Wilmington.
Last summer, a Whiteville couple won a $248,982 Carolina Cash 5 jackpot on a ticket purchased at the same store. Lottie and Sylvia Williams’ ticket was the only one to match all five numbers in the Saturday, Aug. 13 drawing. Lottery checker
“As always, we like to congratulate the winner and thank them for choosing to shop with us to buy their tickets,” said store manager Edward Ward.
The perk for the stores is that they usually receive some type of bonus for selling a big winning ticket, but that is only one of the perks. Besides the bonus they will get some free publicity and will definitely draw more customers to drop by to buy lottery tickets which might also include a couple of soft drinks, snacks and other things. This is definitely a win-win situation for lottery fans and retailers.