A Mexican wins a million dollars in the US lottery

Nabor Herrera couldn’t hide her excitement after learning that the billion dollar winning Powerball ticket had been sold in her business.

For the sale of the winning ticket, “Las Palmitas” will receive one million dollars from the lottery.

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He said he was still “shocked” when he opened the doors of the “Las Palmitas” minimarket in downtown Los Angeles.

A customer of Nabor Herrera guessed the winning numbers in the Powerball drawing, which are 7, 10, 11, 13, 24 and red, which is also 24.

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This Mexican family man has been in charge of Las Palmitas for seven years, with the support of his Salvadoran wife and their four children.

Nabor Herrera was born in Chiapas, Mexico. He suspects that the person who won is “Latino”, “Hispanic”, because most of his clients are.

Whoever wins will have to decide if they want to pay the $1 billion in 30-year installments or if they prefer $558.1 million in one payment, before taxes.

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Nabor Herrera said he plans to use part of the money to expand the business.

Nabor’s convenience store gained popularity after it was learned that a winning lottery ticket had been sold here.

Nabor also plans to go on vacation to Cabo San Lucas, as a family, for a week. And then, to continue working and growing in Los Angeles.