Eighty Four man strikes gold in Treasure Hunt lottery
An Eighty Four resident walked away from the local Kwik Fill with more than just his regular cup of coffee Thursday morning.
The longtime Kwik Fill customer hit the jackpot with the lottery ticket he bought Monday from the gas station, located on Route 136. He’ll split the $150,000 Treasure Hunt grand prize with another winner in Somerset County, who picked out the same lucky numbers for Tuesday’s drawing: 6-7-15-16-29.
Kwik Fill manager Debbie Pettit couldn’t believe it when the winning jackpot – $75,000 – flashed across her screen after the customer scanned his ticket.
“He said, ‘Deb, come here, look,'” she said. “I had to look twice, then three times.”
The lucky man, who made Pettit promise she wouldn’t reveal his name, left the Kwik Fill in a state of shock.
Pettit said she’s glad there was finally a winner at the gas station she has managed for 11 years.
But she’s even happier about the winner’s identity.
“He’s one of those guys who really does need it,” she said.