Store owners will become millionaires after selling winning $1.7 billion Powerball ticket
One of the store owners who sold the winning $1.765 billion Powerball ticket has spoken out.
One of the store owners who sold the winning $1.765 billion Powerball ticket has spoken out.
The winning numbers which have made one Californian resident an overnight billionaire - and the second-largest Powerball jackpot winner in history - came in as: 22, 24, 40, 52, 64 and a Powerball number of 10.
The Powerball draw was held on Wednesday (11 October) in the Florida Lottery Draw Studio in Tallahassee.
But it's not just the lucky ticket winner who benefits from the draw.
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Nidal 'Andy' Khalil and his brother who run the family-owned Midway Market & Liquor store in Frazier Park are set to receive an exciting $1 million as a result of their shop selling the winning ticket.
Khalil only found out the shop had sold the winning ticket 'through social media' and he initially 'didn't even believe it'.
He told the Post: "I think this could be the biggest thing that’s ever happened at Frazier Park.
"I hope it is one of my regular customers because we have a few who buy tickets every day."
While the winning ticket holder has yet to publicly come forward - so who knows what the $1.765 billion will go on - Khalil has revealed what he plans to do with his share.
Khalil - who will split the $1 million share with his brother - explained he wants to save most of the money for his children and their future, specifically their college education fund.
And Khalil's nephew, who helps run the shop, is hoping to use some of the money to help fund his upcoming wedding.
Locals are absolutely thrilled for the family, particularly excited when the shop co-owner told FOX 11 Los Angeles he may throw a party for the community in celebration of the big win.
The store owner added to ABC 7: "I want to thank Frazier Park people for supporting a small business such as us.
"Also I want to thank the lottery team for the effort and the good service provided for us."
While the store owner celebrates with his family and community, people are still speculating over who the Powerball winner is.
California Lottery spokesperson Carolyn Becker: "We won't know who that person is - or maybe it's a group of friends or family members who play together - until they come forward."
The winner now has the option to either claim an upfront payment of $774.1 million, or to receive the $1.76 billion jackpot in 30 incremental payments over the next 30 years.
Poppy Bilderbeck