Local Store Rewarded for Selling Winning Lotto Ticket
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Updated: 7:24 PM Jan 4, 2012
Local Store Rewarded for Selling Winning Lotto Ticket
The Tallahassee store that sold a $50,000,000 Lotto ticket is getting their payoff.
Posted: 1:29 PM Jan 4, 2012
Reporter: Eyewitness News
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Tallahassee, Florida - January 4, 2012 - Noon -

The Tallahassee store that sold a $50,000,000 Lotto ticket is getting their payoff. Florida Lottery officials presented a check to the Circle K on Capital Circle Northeast this morning.

Lottery officials awarded the Circle K a $150,000 bonus commission.
The store has sold thousands of Lotto tickets since the game started back in 1988. 54-year-old Richard McMullen was the one who bought the winning $50,000,000 ticket a couple of weeks ago.

Watch our LIVE interview with Randy Fox with the Florida Lottery.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 5, 2012 at 08:11 PM

The franchise owner doesn't have the ability to just 'give away' what is earned by the store. He must abide by has franchise agreement with Circle K and its Canadian parent company Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Shareholders own this company and make the decisions. If you want to make the call then head to the Toronto Stock Exchange and start buying shares.
Posted by: Steve Florida native/resident on Jan 5, 2012 at 04:24 PM

It's me again, and math is difficult for some. $50,000,000.00(x).0025=$125,000.00, and not in fact $200.00. The tradition(was).0025 to the retailer, and the vendor sales person would recieve .001, equalling $1,250.00 of the benefit. Don't know how it is now, but that's old history. Thanx.
Posted by: personally..... on Jan 5, 2012 at 08:45 AM

No, I don't know if it's in debt. If it wasn't I would consider a bigger bonus to the employees. I agree, owners take all the risk and should be able to do what they want with the money. However, as a business owner, I appreciate good employees and will reward them. You run your business, I'll run mine.
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