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Meet the man who sold the winning $1B Powerball ticket

When Nabor Herrera got to work Thursday morning, he thought all the cameras were for a film shoot.

As it turns out, they were there for him, as his Las Palmitas Mini Market on Wall Street in downtown Los Angeles sold a Powerball ticket worth more than $1 billion.


“It’s a surprise for me,” he told KTLA. “I don’t know what it is, filming or what.”

Nabor Herrera smiles on July 20, 2023, while discussing the $1 billion Powerball ticket sold at his store. (KTLA)

Because his business sold the winning ticket, Herrera will get a $1 million bonus, which he says he plans to invest in his business.

At least, after he takes a vacation to Cabo San Lucas or Cancun with his four children.