At doughnut shop, workers drop in with hopes of scoring a big lottery win
LOS ANGELES _ Martin Mendiola believes that if he tries hard enough, the doughnut shop across the street from his job will bring him luck.
A few months ago, another fellow who works at the Americana at Brand mall bought a lottery scratch-off ticket for $10 and won $10,000.
"Just like that," said Mendiola, who makes dumplings at Din Tai Fung. "The guy came in here and money fell from the sky."
People with money come to the Americana to relax, shop, eat and watch the big fountain dance. Mendiola takes his breaks at Christina Donuts, in a little strip mall across Colorado Boulevard.
When word of the $10,000 win spread to the Americana's kitchen workers, busboys, janitors and valet parkers, more and more began to drop by Christina's. They arrive every day in their uniform white
