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Last week, a Redwood City liquor store sold the winning $2 million California Lottery ticket.
The owner of Roosevelt Liquor & Grocery at the corner of El Camino Real and Roosevelt, who declined to give his full name, said he has sold lotto tickets for two decades. An excellent source of income for his small business, he’s no stranger to selling winning tickets, including one with a $250,000 prize last year.
“We’re just a normal mom and pop shop,” said the owner’s son, who sometimes works as the store’s cashier. “There’s no words to describe what this has meant for us.”
For selling a ticket with a prize that exceeds $1 million, the store will receive a $10,000 bonus. With the new cash, the owner plans to visit friends in New York next year to celebrate.
As of Aug. 29, the winner had not yet been announced and still needed to complete a claims process, which is required for all big wins and vetted by law enforcement. The process takes six to eight weeks, according to lottery officials.
Lotto sales are an important source of income for the small business, which spikes in the morning and afternoon hours, while liquor dominates nighttime sales, the store’s owners said.
One scratcher at the shop on Thursday spent $392 on tickets. He’s played the lotto for four decades with his coworkers at a local electrical company. While none of the 43 initial participants have ever won, 18 of them continue to try their luck together.
“If you don’t play, you never know,” the 65-year-old Redwood resident shared, who preferred to keep anonymous so people can’t contact him if he were to win. “Maybe it’s our night.”
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