Lucky convenience store in Philadelphia sold 3 winning lottery tickets in 13 months
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — If you're looking to play the lottery, there is a convenience store in Wissahickon that seems to be very lucky.
Over the last 13 months, the Commissary Food Market on Ridge Avenue has sold three top-prize-winning Pennsylvania lottery tickets totaling over $2.7 million.
"A lot of people come here to try to win the big money," the store's owner, Shital Patel, said.
On Feb. 18, 2023, a $1.4 million scratch-off ticket was sold at Commissary.
On Jan. 23, 2024, Patel sold a monopoly fast-play ticket worth more than $259,000.
Then on Saturday, another one of her customers hit the lotto, winning $1.1 million.
"It's just a lucky store," Phil Moyer, a customer from Roxborough, said.
"There's good karma here," customer Kimberly said.
Regular customers believe the good fortune has a lot to do with the woman behind the counter.
"If you get somebody miserable selling tickets, nobody ever hits," Moyer said. "Yeah, [Patel's] lucky!"
Patel has never played the lottery a day in her life but said seeing her customers win is a blessing.
"I don't know how we're lucky, but we are lucky," Patel said. "Maybe it is God's gift that we are lucky."