$141 Million SuperLotto Plus Mystery Winner; Claims Largest Individual Prize Won In California; Largest Jackpot in California Lottery History.News Editors SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2001 Lottery lottery, scheme for distributing prizes by lot or other method of chance selection to persons who have paid for the opportunity to win. The term is not applicable when lots are drawn without payment by the interested parties to determine some matter, e.g. officials announced that Cario Castellano came forward to claim Saturday's record-breaking $141 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot prize at close of business on Wednesday. Castellano discovered that he had won the mega jackpot the day after the draw and waited sleeplessly sleep·less adj. 1. a. Marked by a lack of sleep: a sleepless night. b. Unable to sleep. 2. until late Wednesday afternoon to claim the prize at the Lottery's San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden District Office. Castellano came into the San Francisco District Office to claim his prize which makes him the largest individual winner in the California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Lottery's history. Castellano who purchased a five dollar ticket at Union Avenue Liquor liquor /li·quor/ (lik´er) (li´kwor) pl. liquors, liquo´res [L.] 1. a liquid, especially an aqueous solution containing a medicinal substance. 2. , chose his own numbers by using Quick Pick. Castellano who plans to hold a press conference in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. has not made big plans for his prize money. Castellano said, "I didn't believe that the MEGA 8 would be a winner but it was!" The numbers drawn for Saturday, June 23 were 3, 22, 43, 44, 45, and MEGA 8. The winning ticket was sold at Union Avenue Liquors, 3649 Union Avenue. The retailer, Alex Wang, will receive $705,000 or one half of one percent of $141 million, making this bonus the largest ever awarded to any retailer in California Lottery history. The winning ticket for the $141 million will be paid out to Castellano as a cash option prize of $70,794,364 million before federal tax withholding Withholding Any tax that is taken directly out of an individual's wages or other income before he or she receives the funds. Notes: In other words, these funds are "withheld" from your wages. of 28%. The $141 million is the largest single ticket prize won in California and the largest individual prize won in the history of the California Lottery. Prior to this the largest individual prize winner in California Lottery history was Sang Cho of Moraga, who won $89 million. The $141 million jackpot is the largest in California Lottery history and the largest SuperLotto prize since April 17, 1991, when the second largest jackpot of $118 million was split by 10 winning tickets and 54 winners. The California Lottery's SuperLotto Plus game started in June 4, 2000. The game has resulted in a 33% increase in sales so far this fiscal year compared to the year before. This year will be a banner year for the California Lottery closing with an estimate of $2.87 in sales and $1.055 billion in contribution to public schools. This is the largest contribution to the state's schools in the history of the California Lottery. |
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