‘World’s luckiest shop’ that’s sold TWO winning lottery tickets landing customers with $16million – find out where
A STORE has been dubbed the "world's luckiest shop" after selling two winning lottery tickets two days in a row.
A pair of punters won a whopping $16million combined after taking their chances on the lotto at the same Publix in Tampa Bay, Florida.
The supermarket branch, situated at 33343 US-19 North in Palm Harbor, has now been hailed as a dream factory.
According to the Florida Lottery, the first lucky customer was lawyer Ryan Doddridge, 42, who took home a hefty prize on Monday.
He purchased a 'Florida 300X' scratch card at the Publix on behalf of his firm, Doddridge Law Winners Revocable Trust.
The bemused bloke then discovered he had scooped the mammoth $15million jackpot after taking a gamble while shopping in the supermarket.
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Ryan and his colleagues decided to collect the prize as a one-time payment and walked away with a whopping $10,430,000.
The Tampa Bay Publix branch were already celebrating after receiving $30,000 commission for selling the winning ticket, when another fortunate lotto fan walked through the door.
Octavia Wright, 41, strolled into the store on Tuesday and bought a '500X The Cash' scratch card along with her groceries.
She then discovered she was leaving the Publix with more than she bargained for - to the tune of $1million.
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The delighted winner also decided to receive her winnings as a one-time payment, earning an epic $820,000.
The Publix in Palm Harbor were also over the moon to hear they had won another $2,000 bonus for selling another winning ticket.
We previously told how a woman who popped to the shop to buy her husband some beers walked out £200,000 richer.
Isabel Sandoval, 35, fancied her chances on three aptly named Lady Luck scratch cards while on the booze run for her spouse.
And it seems the Greek goddess her scratch cards were named after decided to reward Isabel for her kindness towards her hubby.
The warehouse worker and mum-of-five ended up winning £200,000 on the lotto ticket.
And this lotto winner who scooped £82,000 on a scratch card credits her good fortune to a "lucky charm" she found a day earlier.
Senora Smallwood used a nickel she had discovered a day earlier to scratch off the numbers to reveal her jackpot joy.