Joe Chahayed came to America in 1980 with a wife, two kids, and $14,000 in his pocket. He learned English, went to school and worked two jobs, eventually opening Joe's Service Center in Altadena, which has been up and running for the past 20 years. Today he's waking up $1 million richer after selling the single winning Powerball ticket.
The owner of the store, Joe Chahayed, is counting his lucky stars, too. For selling the winning ticket, Chahayed will receive a maximum Powerball bonus of $1 million.
Joe Chahayed, center, is owner of Joes Service Center in Altadena that sold the $2.04 billion-winning Powerball ticket. His sons, Danny, left, and Joe Jr. are next to him on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Thomas Murrell said he had stopped at Joe’s Tuesday morning with the intention of buying gas and $200 worth of Powerball tickets, in case no one had won the giant jackpot.
Chahayed said he has no idea who the winner is, especially since he wishes every single person who buys a ticket "good luck." His son, Danny, said his father deserves the bonus."There's no one else who deserves it more than this man," he said. "He's worked hard his whole life. He deserves every bit of it.""We want to just thank all of our community members who always come and are dedicated to this station," he said.
Peko shared his congratulations on social media, saying, "My Father In-Law Sold the winning PowerBall 2 billion $"Powerball: Winning $2 billion ticket sold in Altadena
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