Shop owner in Pennsylvania sells himself winning $1.8 million lotto ticket
From: <cite> AP </cite>
November 25, 2010 3:29PM
A SHOP owner in western Pennsylvania has sold himself a winning $1.8 million lottery ticket - and as the seller of the ticket, he'll get an extra $10,000.
Ron Rea owns Tobacco World shops in Uniontown and Belle Vernon. He bought the winning ticket for the November 18 Match 6 Lotto drawing at the Belle Vernon store.
Mr Rea says he doesn't play the lottery's Daily Number, but he spends about $20 a day on tickets for games with higher odds, telling the Herald-Standard of Uniontown, "If you hit, your life's changed."
Mr Rea's ticket was worth $1,782,432. A lottery spokeswoman confirmed Mr Rea's claim to the winning ticket.
Mr Rea, 68, says the winnings will help him and his wife of 38 years, Rita, build their retirement funds.
