Photo: Todd Graves/Twitter
Raising Cane’s is trying again to win the lottery for their employees.
After not hitting the Tuesday’s jackpot withtheir $100,000 investment, the fast food company is hedging their bets once again dropping another $100,000 onMega Millions ticketsfor the second time this week.
“Our crew members were so stoked the last time,” co-CEO AJ Kumaran toldThe Washington Post. “So we decided to try our luck again. And now we’re all just excited, waiting and crossing our fingers for a win.”
The second investment was made ahead of Friday night’s drawing, which has the second biggestMega Millions Jackpot in history. As of Friday afternoon, the estimated jackpot is $1.28 billion, according to theMega Millionswebsite.
Explaining why they made the decision, Kumaran told thePostthe money, which would be split among employees, could really make a difference for them “Look, I hear from our crew members all the time, and things are really tough out there,” he explained. “This was an opportunity to have fun but at the same time, hopefully make a little bit of extra money for our people.”
“It brings that level of hope for everyone,” added the co-CEO.
On Monday, the company announced that founder and CEO Todd Gravespurchased 50,000 Mega Millions tickets.
“When Todd buys 50,000 lottery tickets to share the jackpot with all Crewmembers! ONE LOVE!” the company captioned the clip.
Graves also shared the video ofhis Twitter page, writing, “Buying 50,000 lottery tickets is harder than you think! 😉 Hoping to share the winning jackpot with our 50,000 @RaisingCanes Crew.”
Mega Millions lottery tickets.Drew Angerer/Getty
“As soon as we heard how big this jackpot prize is, we couldn’t miss out on the chance to win the Mega Millions jackpot and share it with our crew who always stand together,” Graves said in Monday’s release.
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“None of what we do at Cane’s would be possible without our crew, which is why we are always looking for ways to bring them a little extra fun, and if we’re lucky, a surprise on Wednesday morning,” Graves added.
The next Mega Millions drawing is slated for Friday (July 29) at 11 p.m. ET.
source: people.com
