1 of 2 Mega Millions jackpot winners who bought tickets at same Encino store comes forward
The owner of one of the winning Mega Millions tickets sold at a Chevron station in Encino in December has come forward, California lottery officials announced on Tuesday.
F. Lahijani came forward to claim their portion of the $395 million jackpot prize. The second winner, who hasn’t come forward yet, has a year from the draw date to claim their prize.
The retailer, located at 18081 Ventura Boulevard, also received a “record-breaking bonus check” of $1.9 million for selling both winning tickets nationwide for that Mega Millions cycle.
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“California Lottery retail partners who sell any ticket that wins $1 million or more earn a bonus of half of one percent of the prize value up to a million dollars,” a news release said.
“This was only made possible by the fact that the same store sold two jackpot-winning tickets over two separate transactions,” Carolyn Becker, California Lottery spokesperson, said in a statement. “This has never happened before, and we want to congratulate the owners of this particular retail location!”
Both Lahijani and the owners of the Chevron declined to speak to the media.
Those interested in testing their luck in the next lottery drawing have until 7:45 p.m. to purchase their tickets. Tickets cost $2; the drawing will be on Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.
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