Eight o’clock at night on Monday holiday. But you could also celebrate in a restaurant, toast on the terrace or while lying down Lidia Ester Soto (56) decided to stay true to her nature: work. Although the store wasn’t open on Monday, the holiday, she and her husband Edgardo Peralta painted the somewhat “emaciated” walls, “because for the people who come in, the appearance of a betting place is important.”
Lidia comes out Reconquesta city about 300 kilometers northeast of Santa Fe, with about 90,000 residents, who from now on will certainly know who “Mariana” is, since the entire neighborhood knows Soto. “They’ve called me that since I was little because I sang a song all the time,” explains the owner of the agency where a man from Santa Fe won the juiciest pot in Quini 6 history: $8.844 million.
“We found out this morning thanks to some clients who notified us. I was at the agency I had come to because the windows were open and the storm was threatening. At that time, after seven in the morning, I received several messages: “Mariana, it seems that the only Quini winner played in your agency.”. At first I didn’t understand anything until I checked the computer to see that the information was correct. “The scream I made must have woken up the neighborhood,” he says, laughing.
La Herradura, the agency of happiness. “That’s the slogan we have, because yes We have received several awards recentlybut not as important as this one. About three years ago, someone won ten million pesos and we had a few four million pesos. Nothing to despise. I won myself because I also bet: Even though it may seem like a lie, I managed to win Quini 6 three times in one week. But in all three cases I was lucky and unlucky in that there were many winners and the prize was very meager.
Edgardo can be heard in the background saying: “It’s the scoring agency, because don’t forget these are the payments from them.” Batigol“Mariana laughs again at her husband’s incident, remembering the former soccer player Gabriel Batistuta, who comes from Reconquista. “We don’t know anything about the winner,” the agency owner continues. We know that he came to bet in person on Saturday, he didn’t do it over the phone. But I can’t locate it at all. Consider that about 200 customers must have entered that day.. “Unimaginable.”
The numbers chosen were 05, 15, 25, 33, 40 and 45, Dreams that, according to popular belief, represent the cat, the pretty girl, the chicken, Christ, the priest and wine. The prize is picked up at the Santa Fe Lottery in the capital Santa Fe and the winner receives the amount minus 30 percent less, as this percentage must be deducted from taxes.. “We collect 1 percent of the total amount, but we rely on the winner to collect first.”
It is estimated that the final price remains In the hands of the bettor it will be around $6.19 billionwhich is equivalent to about 4.2 million dollars, taking as a reference the price at which the official dollar closed at the Banco Nación on the Friday before the long weekend. You now have 15 calendar days to get closer to picking up your prize in the city of Santa Fe.
Soto knows there are several million pesos to collect (around 60 million), but he prefers not to think about numbers or fly high. “We are a working family, here we live the culture of getting up early and rolling up our sleeves, we don’t know any other formula. Of course we are grateful for the prize and we will invest it in improving the premises and certainly give ourselves some joy. In principle, we have a summer with a lot of work and there are no escape plans. A lottery and lottery agency means always being there for the customer and that’s what we do.”
Despite all caution, the woman says she is alive “The best day in the twelve years I’ve been with the agency.” Soto previously worked at a textile factory, where she was fired and received severance pay. After much consideration, she decided to take a risk and open a lottery agency. “It wasn’t an area I was familiar with and I didn’t know any people who would have recommended I take this path. It was a decision of mine that I’m proud of today, but I had to start from scratch and learn everything. I work here with my son Jesus, a son of the heart.”
Located in the southern industrial area of Reconquista, Lidia, or Mariana as she prefers to be called, says she has won the affection of a humble and hard-working neighborhood. “We are doing well because the customer comes and trusts. They are consistent and loyal, and although there are many betting shops, considering it is a small town, we have earned recognition. And after that, certainly much more, we have no doubts. But as I said, we must continue in the same way, knowing that we have a pleasing and reassuring support, but we are not saved or anything like that.”
Lidia is realistic, sensitive and humble and laughs when her husband accuses her. “My love, you won’t leave me, will you?” Edgardo’s voice imposes itself. “Of course not, the four of us are together,” she says, alluding to the aforementioned Jesus and Rocío, the children of the heart. “I hope the winner doesn’t miss out on collecting money because we sound like they’re going to die laughing.” You have until December 22nd until 12 p.m..” Both Edgardo and Lidia reveal that they cannot give anymore, they are exhausted. “Aren’t we going to sleep because we’re so excited? We can’t wait to go to bed! Exhausted and happy.”
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