East Syracuse Liquor Store Sells $20m Winning Mega Millions Ticket

The New York Lottery made an exciting announcement on Wednesday revealing that a winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in East Syracuse for the April 18 drawing.

The winning numbers for the drawing are 7-9-15-19-25, and the Mega Ball is 4. Although the identity of the lucky winner is yet to be revealed,

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the owner of the store that sold the winning ticket, Bill Downs, is ecstatic that he could play a role in changing someone's life.

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Bill Downs co-owns Church Wine and Liquor with his brother-in-law and has been running the store for the past seven years.

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He hopes that the winner of the jackpot is one of his regular customers, as he has developed a deep appreciation for them over the years.

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Downs states, "As my regulars come in and you meet them over time, you kinda hope they win. My brother-in-law called me and said

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Hey did you hear it was from our store' and I was like 'Hey that's cool but I hope it is a regular — someone that we know.

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Downs is not looking for any sort of reimbursement from the winner, unlike many other lottery ticket sellers.

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Instead, he has a simple request, "My customer base always says 'Yeah Bill, if we win the big one we will take care of you'

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but all I want is a postcard -- just tell me how great the weather is where you land. That, to me, is awesome."

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The winner of the life-changing $20 million reward has one year to get their ticket validated in order to receive the prize.

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It's always exciting to hear about big lottery wins, and Downs and his customers are hoping to find out who the lucky winner is soon.

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