PRESQUE ISLE (AP) – The winner of the largest Tri-State Megabucks jackpot in 14 years is keeping a low profile.

The man who bought the nearly $9.9 million ticket with the numbers 7-10-12-16-19-21 on Wednesday has come forward, but he asked the owners of the store that sold it to him to keep his name a secret – for now.

Raylene Shaw of Ray’s Corner Variety said the customer, who was not a regular lottery player, bought five Easy Pick tickets. Shaw said the cashier had urged him to try his luck.

“He was in a state of shock” when he stopped in the store Thursday night, Shaw said. “When I suggested he call an attorney to help him out, he said he would as soon as he gets out of work Friday. He said he just didn’t know what to think.”

Shaw said the sale of lottery tickets at the store increased after word got around of its link to the largest Megabucks jackpot since 1993.

“Maybe people are thinking lightning will strike at the same location twice,” she said. “It’s been a whirlwind here since Thursday. People are coming in to buy tickets and to congratulate us,” she said.

The Shaws also stand to come up a winner. Because the ticket was sold in their store, the couple stand to receive a selling bonus estimated at $30,000.

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Information from: Bangor Daily News, http://www.bangornews.com

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