Central Iowa Office Pool Wins Big: Claims $1M Mega Millions Prize

A ticket sold at a Casey's gas station in central Iowa has turned two long-time co-workers into millionaires.

Randy Ferriss and Colton Snyder were the lucky winners of the $1 Million Mega Millions prize after years of playing the lottery together.

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The winning ticket had been bought at the Casey's in Nevada, Iowa.

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Snyder said they only found out they won after another co-worker mentioned that someone in Iowa had won the big prize.

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One of the guys got a notification, it popped up on his phone,” Snyder said. “And he said, ‘Oh my goodness!

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There was a $1 million winner, and the ticket was sold at Casey’s in Nevada.’ And I said, ‘Wow! That’s where Randy buys our tickets! I wonder if it could be us?

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The pair won the prize with smaller winnings from recent tickets. Synder said they "turned a $2 winner into $1 million.

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Ferris and Snyder plan to keep playing the lottery in the future, but they won't let their winnings roll into the next ticket purchase this time.

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This is the third sizable lottery prize won in Iowa this month. The Iowa Lottery announced that the winning ticket had been claimed by the lucky co-workers on Thursday.

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