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Someone won $1 million but hasn't claimed the lottery prize

BP station manager Mike Kumar works the cash register at the station off Exit 16 on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Someone bought a $1 million winning lottery ticket from the BP station off Exit 16 on Wednesday but hadn't come forward as of Thursday to claim the prize. - photo by Austin Steele

05312019 LOTTERY 001.jpg — BP station manager Mike Kumar works the cash register at the station off Exit 16 on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Someone bought a $1 million winning lottery ticket from the BP station off Exit 16 on Wednesday but hadn't come forward as of Thursday to claim the prize. - photo by Austin Steele

Updated: May 30, 2019, 9:12 PM

Published: May 30, 2019, 1:43 PM

Someone bought a winning lottery ticket from the BP station off Exit 16. But they haven’t claimed their prize. Mike Kumar, manager of the BP station, said he can’t wait to congratulate the winner.

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