Excited residents and a media army massed at a 7-Eleven after hearing that the store sold one of record jackpot ticketsHysteria over the largest lottery jackpot in US history came to a still southern Californian community after state lottery officials announced that at least one winning Powerball ticket had been sold at a convenience store in the Los Angeles suburb.
Hordes of excited residents and a media army descended on the lucky 7-Eleven outlet in Chino Hills,an affluent area in south-west San Bernardino county, where one of three winning tickets nationwide was sold for the record $1.5bn (£1.05bn) jackpot, and according to lottery officials.
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Source: theguardian.com