$24 mil. lotto ticket sold in Arcadia

A $24 million winning SuperLotto Plus lottery ticket was sold last week to a customer of the Golden Donut Place at 104 E. Foothill Blvd. in Arcadia.

Golden Donut Place shop two doors west of Subway in the retail strip mall on southeast corner of Foothill Blvd and First Avenue.

Golden Donut Place owners Sovanno Houth and husband Nahuoy Ghea (Photo by Walt Mancini/Pasadena Star-News)

The person holding the winning ticket drawn Saturday night, Dec. 20, with all six correct numbers (7, 5, 21, 33, 31 and the Mega Number 12) has six-months to claim the prize. Regardless of whether that winner ever steps forward, selling the winning ticket in their store triggered a $120,000 payday for the owners of the doughnut shop, 54 year-old Sovanno Houth of Temple City, and his wife Nayhuoy Ghea, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Another winning ticket was sold at the same store that matched the five drawing numbers, but not the Mega Number. That payoff is a mere $10,866.

Lottery officials say the odds of matching all five numbers and the mega number are one in 42 million.

Winners are advised to sign the backs of their tickets, keep them in a secure place and contact their local Lottery District Office as soon as possible.

— By Scott Hettrick