Lottery player wins huge prize — then does ‘little dance’ outside before going to work
An Iowa man celebrated a big win with a “little dance” after buying a winning lottery ticket.
Allen Stern won $10,000 on a Mega Millions ticket for the July 5 drawing, according to a July 9 news release from the Iowa Lottery.
Stern celebrated in the parking lot of a grocery store.
“I got out of my truck, did a little dance, and went into work,” he said.
Stern runs a bar and restaurant.
He bought the winning ticket at a Hy-Vee supermarket in Ankeny and matched four of the first five numbers, lottery officials said.
Ankeny is about a 15-mile drive north of Des Moines.
What to know about Mega Millions
To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball.
The odds of scoring a jackpot prize are 1 in 302,575,350.
Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.
Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This story was originally published July 11, 2024 at 3:41 PM with the headline "Lottery player wins huge prize — then does ‘little dance’ outside before going to work."
