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The tiny city of Luck, Wisconsin, resides as much as its identify, not less than for one fortunate lottery winner.
Mark Cunningham, an everyday participant of Wisconsin’s “Megabucks” recreation, took dwelling a $15.1 million prize after buying a ticket from Wayne’s Meals grocery retailer in Luck, Wisconsin, in response to a January 11 information launch from the Wisconsin Lottery.
The fortunate Luck resident received large within the January 4 drawing, says the information launch. “Goals actually do come true,” Cunningham stated within the launch.
Along with taking dwelling the multi-million greenback prize, Cunningham additionally snagged a a lot smaller reward: He informed lottery officers he additionally received a $2 prize in the identical drawing, in response to the discharge.
The possibilities of profitable the $15.1 million prize are simply 1 in 6,991,908, whereas the percentages for profitable $2 are 1 in 29.
Cunningham’s prize is the most important Megabucks jackpot since a $22.2 million prize in 2015, the lottery launch stated.
Paul Wondra, a supervisor on the Wayne’s Meals Plus retailer the place Cunningham purchased the profitable ticket, stated the day he came upon concerning the win was a “whirlwind.”
“A lot of telephone calls,” Wondra stated within the launch. “A lot of questions.”
“I used to be informed by the Lottery those that, now you’re going to be that mecca,” he stated. “You offered an enormous ticket. You’re going to be the place to go. To this point, it’s holding true.”