An Asian grocery store in Queens bought a successful Powerball ticket value a staggering $256 million on Saturday — a revelation that led the shop supervisor who peddled the golden ticket to say, “I have a lucky hand!”
The brand new multimillionaire — who hit the lottery at Hua Lian Grocery store on Parsons Boulevard in Flushing, the New York Lottery stated — nonetheless hasn’t come ahead to assert the large haul.
However Jenny Fang, the 40-year-old employee who bought the ticket, was incredulous that she’s the one who handed it over.
“I’ve never sold a winning ticket that big,” she informed The Submit on Monday. “I have a lucky hand! It’s amazing … it was a total surprise.”
The win marks the primary within the state since 2020.
However despite the fact that phrase unfold on WeChat — the messaging and social media app common in China — the fortunate purchaser continues to be unknown.
“I don’t know who bought the ticket. They haven’t come in to claim it,” Fang stated. “Ninety percent of the people in this neighborhood are Asian, so an Asian person bought it, I think.”
Whoever that’s, they’re in for a nice shock — they’ll decide between a life-changing $256 million in funds over 30 years or a lump sum of $123.5 million, earlier than taxes.
It’s excellent news for the grocery store, too — different gamblers are already flocking in, hoping for a style of Hua Lian’s extraordinary luck.
“I heard the news that they sold the winning ticket, so I looked up the address and came from the Bronx to buy a Powerball and Mega (Millions) ticket,” Ruben Vasquez, 73, stated.
Vasquez might use some luck, having bought dropping lotto tickets for years.
Nonetheless, he grabbed two extra Monday — a Powerball and a Mega Thousands and thousands — however solely after he rubbed a dangling, red-and-gold ornament with the Chinese language character for “good fortune” printed on it.
“You never know where your luck is going to be,” Vasquez stated. “You just have to hope you find it one day. I want to find out if my luck is over here too.”
“I’m hoping I can be one of the lucky ones. You never know.”
