The tiny town of Luck, Wisconsin, is living up to its name
Mark Cunningham, a regular player of Wisconsin’s “Megabucks” game, took home a $15.1 million prize after purchasing a ticket from Wayne’s Food grocery store in Luck, Wisconsin, according to a January 11 news release from the Wisconsin Lottery. The lucky Luck resident won big in the January 4 drawing, says the news release. “Dreams really do come true,” Cunningham said in the release.
The chances of winning the $15.1 million prize are just 1 in 6,991,908, while the odds for winning $2 are 1 in 29. Cunningham’s prize is the largest Megabucks jackpot since a $22.2 million prize in 2015, the lottery release said. Paul Wondra, a manager at the Wayne’s Food Plus store where Cunningham bought the winning ticket, said the day he found out about the win was a “whirlwind.” “Lots of phone calls,” Wondra said in the release. “Lots of questions.
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