A Cape Elizabeth resident’s longtime tradition of buying lottery tickets at Pond Cove IGA paid off big time in the last week of February. Victor Antos won $1 million on a Maine State Lottery Weekly Grand ticket on Thursday, Feb. 24.
In an early-morning call that morning from the Maine Lottery Commission, IGA employees learned the store had sold the winning ticket.
The staff set about finding the winner. First they posted a sign on the door announcing the win and asking the victor to bring the ticket to the store. One employee called customers who frequently buy Maine Lottery tickets at IGA, one of whom was Antos, who arrived at the store later that morning, ticket in hand.
Antos, who is in his 60s and owns a cleaning business, did not want to comment on his win. Ernie Livington, assistant store manager at IGA, also declined to comment.
–Wendy Keeler