A $1.28 billion jackpot lures customers to 'luckiest 7-Eleven in the world' at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Chino Hills, California.
Allen Hogue , from Corona, watches as 7-Eleven assistant manager M. Faroqui gives him his Mega Millions tickets in Chino Hills.Store owner Balbir Atwal recalled how the billion dollar win in 2016 changed the store he's owned for almost three decades.
"Anytime the jackpot goes high, a lot of my neighbors come" Atwal told CBS News."Even people from other cities come here — people"A lot of people travel to Disneyland, and they [also] come here just to see this place," he added, referring the resort which is just 20 miles away from his store.Customers who have come specifically to buy lottery tickets usually end up buying other goods, too, boosting his profits.
The 7-Eleven digital sign keeping track of the jackpot has run out of numbers in Atwal's store. It remains stuck on $999 million. was in South Carolina in 2018, according to the lottery's records.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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