Everyone dreams of hitting the jackpot, but sometimes it just feels like some people are luckier than others.
Channel 11 went through three years of data at the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission, focusing on every winning lottery ticket of $10,000 or more to see who is winning most often and which local stores sell the most winning tickets.
“I play the lottery every day. I play daytime and I play evening," said Clem Williams.
Williams usually buys her tickets at Puff Discount Tobacco store, on Frankstown Road in Penn Hills.
Store workers say they have 400 regular daily customers who come in just to play the lottery, and it’s not by chance.
The store has a large banner out front touting a previous $2.8 million winner.
“It's really good for business. It gets customers excited that they could win," said manager Annie Fay.
This store has actually had eight big winners over the last three years.
But the honor of having the most winners in that period goes to the Giant Eagle in McIntyre Square in Ross Township, which had 11 winners.
The Shop n Save in Canonsburg and the Giant Eagle in White Oak each had nine winners over the last three years.
Channel 11 also found 51 people who were repeat jackpot winners of at least $10,000.
Three winners have won three times in the last three years.
One of them told Channel 11 that it has nothing to do with luck, she just plays a lot.
That’s what Clem Williams does, and she laughingly says she’s not going to stop.
“I don't know, I am just addicted. ... I have an opportunity like everyone else to hit the big one," said Williams.
PA Lottery -- Western PA Stores with Most Winners Over Last 3 Years
- Giant Eagle McIntyre Square Ross - 11 winners totaling $1,705,000
- Shop N Save Canonsburg - 9 winners totaling $340,000
- Giant Eagle White Oak - 9 winners totaling $237,627
- Puff Discount Tobacco Penn Hills - 8 winners totaling $3,114,591
- Giant Eagle McMurray - 8 winners totaling $718,192
- Giant Eagle Washington - 8 winners totaling $350,015
- Meadows Casino - 8 winners totaling $260,000
- Community Supermarket Natrona Heights - 8 winners totaling $216,585
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