A Norwalk doughnut shop ended up selling a lot more than just sweet treats: a $2.2 million Mega Millions ticket.
The California Lottery announced that a ticket matching five of the six Mega Millions numbers was sold at Home Style Donuts, located at 12840 Pioneer Blvd. in Norwalk.
The winning numbers were 55-1-38-23-7; it was only missing Mega number 2.
“It is good news. They made my day. It's really great. We're lucky!" said An Chao, owner of Home Style Donuts.
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Chao said the family has owned the store for a year, and this was the biggest-winning lottery ticket they have ever sold.
Home Style Donuts has been in the Norwalk community for 20 years and will receive a bonus of $11,483 for selling the winning ticket.
Nobody won the Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday, March 14, bringing the jackpot prize pool to $254 million.
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The next draw will be Friday at 8 p.m.
