$15 Million SuperLotto Jackpot Winner Claims Prize.News Editors SACRAMENTO Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2000 Third Largest Prize Ever Won In Sacramento Area 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 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 the January 26, 2000 SuperLotto winner today. Gordon Quan found out Thursday morning that he had won Wednesday's $15 million SuperLotto jackpot from a ticket that he purchased at Lichine's 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. and Deli in Sacramento. He claimed his prize Friday afternoon at the Sacramento District Office in the company of relatives and a family advisor. Mr. Quan who was happy and excited said, &uot;I knew I was going to hit it.&uot; Gordon Quan is the third largest prize winner who purchased a ticket in Sacramento. David Baldi won $17.3 million on September 12, 1992 and Andrew Schaefer won $16.5 million on October 31, 1992. Quan joins other Sacramento winners as the 107th person to win a SuperLotto jackpot. Quan chose the cash option and will receive a lump sum Lump sum A large one-time payment of money. payment of $6,790,886. Owners of Lichine's Liquor &Deli will receive one half of one percent or $75,000. Lichine's Liquor and Deli rank 9th in sales among the state's 19,000 lottery retailers. Since the Lottery started, Sacramento area sales total more than $3 billion and more than $1.7 billion has been won as prizes. The California Lottery has contributed nearly $100 million to Sacramento area public schools since 1985. The California Lottery sells its products through a network of nearly 19,000 outlets statewide. The Lottery provides 52.5 percent of its revenues to players as prizes, 34 percent to public schools and 13.5 percent for operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. , which includes 6.8 percent for retailer commissions. Since 1985, the Lottery has raised more than $11 billion for public schools. |
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