Is Carbon County extra lucky in lottery winnings? Statistics say so
According to statistics from the Pennsylvania Lottery, residents in Carbon County have received greater than $24 million.
PALMERTON, Pa. — Friday night time’s drawing of the Mega Millions was at $1 billion; the second-highest jackpot in Mega Millions historical past.
Statistics from the Pennsylvania Lottery present that Carbon County is the chief in lottery wins over every other county in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.
At the Convenient Food Mart in Palmerton, people had been lining up for Mega Million tickets, taking their probability with Lady Luck.
The Mega Million drawing comes with a $1 billion jackpot and an estimated money worth of greater than $739 million up for grabs.
People we spoke with right here say they’re already considering of what they’d purchase in the event that they received.
“You know I’ve actually thought about buying an island. They’re not that expensive, I looked into, like maybe like $2 million, which isn’t that bad,” stated Victoria Alvarez of Palmerton.
People in Carbon County have good cause to be over-confident.
Using the latest statistics from the Pennsylvania Lottery between 2018 to 2019, the greater than 64,000 individuals who dwell in Carbon County received greater than $24 million.
That’s roughly $377 for each resident there, probably the most of any county in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.
“That’s fantastic for Carbon County, for the small area here, that’s amazing,” stated Lenny Homlak of Palmerton.
“Oh wow, how about that? Well, it’s a good thing I moved back into Carbon County then,” stated Wendy Chambliss of Palmerton as she burst out laughing.
The Pennsylvania Lottery stated this was the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions historical past and this was the longest Mega Millions jackpot rollover, with this being the thirty seventh drawing for the reason that final time the Mega Millions jackpot was hit.
A spokesperson with the Pennsylvania lottery stated at one level through the day, greater than $20,000 price of Mega Millions tickets had been being offered per minute throughout the state.
“Oh extremely busy, we’ve been busy all week,” stated Convenient Food Mart worker Maria Vlossak. “I’m up here at the lottery, we’re stuck up here sometimes because the lines going out the door, for like 40 minutes.”
“I have a lucky ticket, absolutely!” stated Chambliss.
But luck swings each methods.
You most likely don’t wish to purchase your ticket in State College.
According to statistics, the unluckiest county for lottery winnings in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania is Centre County.
