BECAUSE HE’S NOW $1 MILLION RICHER. I MEAN, I HAD TO BE THERE AT THAT EXACT SECOND AND, YOU KNOW, BUYING IT. AND, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS A SECOND LATER, A MINUTE LATER, THEN IT BEFORE AND I WOULDN’T HAVE GOTTEN IT. AND NOW HE’S THAT EXACT NUMBER, AND YOU KNOW, UH, YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY COOL TO ALMOST ONCE IN A LIFETIME TYPE OF THING. THE 26 YEAR OLD FEDEX DRIVER DOESN’T REMEMBER WHY HE DECIDED TO BUY THAT TICKET, BUT BOY IS HE GLAD HE DID. THE NEW YEAR’S MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE TICKET WAS PURCHASED AT THIS BUTLER COUNTY SHEETZ ON A WHIM EARLIER THIS YEAR. PARKINSON SAYS HE DIDN’T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND ACTUALLY KIND OF FORGOT ABOUT IT UNTIL HE CHECKED HIS NUMBERS. THE PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY SAYS THE JANUARY 6TH RAFFLE AWARDED 6000 CASH PRIZES TOTALING MORE THAN $5 MILLION, INCLUDING JAKE’S 1 MILLION. TODAY, THEY PRESENTED JAKE WITH THAT COVETED BIG CHECK. AND THE BIG QUESTION NOW WHAT DOES THE BUTLER NATIVE PLAN TO DO WITH ALL THAT MONEY? I’M GOING TO PAY MY HOUSE OFF, AND I’M GOING TO INVEST THE REST FOR LIKE, AN EARLY RETIREMENT, YOU KNOW, LIKE LATER ON IN LIFE. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, BE NICE TO HAVE THAT. SO HOW MANY PEOPLE AT 26 CAN SAY THAT THEY’RE THINKING ABOUT RETIREMENT? YEAH, THAT’S PRETTY EXCITING. YEAH, IT IS. AND THE SHEETZ HERE IN BUTLER COUNTY, ALSO A BIG WINNER. THEY GET AN EXTRA $5,000 BONUS FOR SELLING THAT WINNING TICKET. RE
FedEx driver wins $1 million on lottery ticket
The Pennsylvania Lottery says a winning ticket in the 'New Year's Millionaire Raffle' was purchased at Sheetz on New Castle Road
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Updated: 10:18 AM EST Mar 5, 2024
Jake Parkinson says he never plays the lottery, but earlier this year, he decided to take the chance.The Pennsylvania 26-year-old is thankful for that spur-of-the-moment decision, as he begins the new year as a millionaire. "I mean, I had to be there at that exact second buying it," Parkinson said. "If it was a second later, minute later, minute before, I wouldn't have gotten that exact number. It was pretty cool. It's a once-in-a-lifetime type of thing."The FedEx driver doesn't remember why he decided to buy that ticket, but he's thankful he did. The "New Year's Millionaire Raffle" ticket was purchased at Sheetz on New Castle Road in Butler, PA. The store will get a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, the Jan. 6 raffle drawing awarded 6,000 cash prizes totaling more than $5 million. Lottery officials say the game has created 136 new millionaires, including Parkinson, since it debuted in 2005. On Wednesday, lottery officials presented Parkinson with the coveted giant check. The new millionaire says he plans to pay off his house and invest the rest for an early retirement. "I still can't believe it," said Parkinson. "You always want it to happen but never think that it will happen. And once it happens, I just couldn't believe it."
Jake Parkinson says he never plays the lottery, but earlier this year, he decided to take the chance.
The Pennsylvania 26-year-old is thankful for that spur-of-the-moment decision, as he begins the new year as a millionaire.
"I mean, I had to be there at that exact second buying it," Parkinson said. "If it was a second later, minute later, minute before, I wouldn't have gotten that exact number. It was pretty cool. It's a once-in-a-lifetime type of thing."
The FedEx driver doesn't remember why he decided to buy that ticket, but he's thankful he did. The "New Year's Millionaire Raffle" ticket was purchased at Sheetz on New Castle Road in Butler, PA. The store will get a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, the Jan. 6 raffle drawing awarded 6,000 cash prizes totaling more than $5 million. Lottery officials say the game has created 136 new millionaires, including Parkinson, since it debuted in 2005.
On Wednesday, lottery officials presented Parkinson with the coveted giant check.
The new millionaire says he plans to pay off his house and invest the rest for an early retirement.
"I still can't believe it," said Parkinson. "You always want it to happen but never think that it will happen. And once it happens, I just couldn't believe it."
