Indian-American sells lottery ticket, hits the jackpot

July 10, 2013 08:36 pm | Updated 08:36 pm IST - Washington

An Indian-American beer distributor and shop owner in Pennsylvania will get $100,000 for selling a lottery ticket worth $131.5 million. Gary Patel (30), a father of twin babies, who immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager, came to know about his jackpot — the commission he would get for selling the mega lottery ticket — when a lottery official visited him to make sure that the ticket was sold from his store. The winner has not been identified yet.

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