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    Another billion-dollar Powerball jackpot, another big win for a Southern California immigrant-owned shop

    For nearly 30 years, Nidal Khalil heard countless variations of the same question from customers at his Frazier Park shop hoping to hit it big with the lottery. “Every time they would buy a ticket, they would say, ‘When is it going to happen for us? I think it’s about our time.’ Well, now it’s our turn,” Khalil said with a hearty laugh when reached by phone Thursday morning. Hours earlier, ...
    by Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times Oct 12, 2023 3 minutes
    Brothers Johnny and Chris Khalil pose with lottery checks in their father's Frazier Park, California, store on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.

    For nearly 30 years, Nidal Khalil heard countless variations of the same question from customers at his Frazier Park shop hoping to hit it big with the lottery.

    “Every time they would buy a ticket, they would say, ‘When is it going to happen for us? I think it’s about our time.’ Well, now it’s our turn,” Khalil said with a hearty laugh when reached by phone Thursday morning.

    Hours earlier, Khalil, 54, had learned the was sold at Midway Market & Liquor, the Kern County shop he co-owns with his brother. The store will be awarded about $1 million for selling the winning ticket, according to California Lottery rules.

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