SHAFTER, Calif. (KGET) — From a Shell gas station in Shafter, one lucky person won a $2 million scratch-off lottery ticket. But the questions is — who is the winner?
“She said ‘I can’t believe it. That I win that money right now.’ She happy, that’s a good thing,” said the Shell station’s cashier Yesenia Cruz.
Imagine walking into this gas station and walking out $2 million richer. That’s the true story of someone here in Shafter … somewhere. The winning $20 “Instant Prize Crossword” scratcher was sold at a Shafter Shell-Subway. Now, ever since one resident got the winning ticket, people have been stopping by to ask about their chances of claiming a prize, too.
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“Yeah, they all ask when they walk in,” said Rosa Mendoza, who is also a cashier at the Shell station…