Million-dollar lotto ticket sold in Boerne

Boerne was buzzing Sunday with news that a million-dollar, prize-winning Powerball ticket was sold at the J.W. Hope Citgo Store on North Main.

And while the ticket had five numbers on the money for the only $1 million prize sold in Texas, the state Lottery Commission said, it lacked the sixth, known as the Powerball number, in this case the No. 11, in the largest jackpot in Powerball history, exceeding $590.5 million.

The biggest question in Boerne became who would collect the windfall.

Sharon Fox, a Hope Citgo employee, said she hopes the winner is a regular customer of the neighborhood store where folks can cash paychecks, buy stamps and pay some of their bills as well as get gas.

“I love living in Boerne, and I want a local person to benefit,” she said.

“We don't know who it is. We sold almost $2,000 in lottery tickets yesterday and about that much in scratch-offs.”

Nationwide, more than 7.5 million Powerball tickets were sold as fever grew over the multistate lottery's largest jackpot. Only one ticket matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, and it was sold in Florida.

By Sunday night, no one had been named as winners of the Boerne prize or the big jackpot.

Customer reaction to news of the winner in Boerne was mixed.

“I don't buy them, but I'd be tempted to buy one now,” said Lupe Escatel, 45, buying a six-pack of beer.

“The beer is a sure thing,” he said with a grin.

For Sherri Yates, a regular who stopped by Sunday for cigarettes and some Powerball tickets for the next drawing, said the news of the million-dollar winner was inspiring.

“I'll be darned. I think that's neat,” she said.

More Information Visit the Texas Lottery Commission website for more information.

“It's probably gonna be lucky here from now on,” she added.

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