LUCK, Wisconsin — Editors note: The above story first aired on Jan. 5, 2022.
“Dreams really do come true,” said Mark Cunningham, the man who purchased the $15.1 million jackpot-winning lottery ticket in Luck, Wisconsin.
Cunningham, revealed Wednesday as the winner of last week's massive Megabucks jackpot, is a regular player of the Wisconsin lottery and said the multi-million dollar payday wasn’t the only luck he had on Jan. 4.
“I actually won $15.1 million and two dollars. I also had a $2 winning ticket for the same drawing,” he said in a release.
Cunningham wasn’t the only one who benefited from a little luck after the recent drawing. The store he purchased the ticket from, Wayne’s Food Plus, received $100,000 for selling the winning ticket.
Since selling the ticket, the shop has seen a spike in sales from lottery players hoping to find some luck of their own.
“Lots of phone calls,” said Paul Wondra, manager of Wayne’s in a release, “I was told by the lottery people that, now you’re going to be that mecca. You sold a big ticket. You’re going to be the place to go. So far, it’s holding true.”
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