A Mother's Day SuperLOTTO Plus Jackpot Surprise For A Lucky Player in Los Angeles.SACRAMENTO Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. , Calif. -- 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 one ticket won last Saturday's $56 million SuperLOTTO Plus(R) jackpot. "While Mother's Day celebrations
Celebrations are a chocolate collection made by Mars, Incorporated comprising miniature versions of favorite Mars-produced bars. took center stage this weekend, someone had an extra special Mother's Day surprise," said Acting Lottery Director Chon Gutierrez. "A lucky winner bought a ticket worth $56 million at Broadway Food Corner in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. ." A single jackpot winner of $56 million who chooses the 26 graduated annual payments would receive approximately $1.4 million the first year and $2.8 million the 26th year (before federal 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. ). A single jackpot winner who chooses the cash option would receive the estimated cash value which is roughly half the announced jackpot or $28 million (before federal withholding). Saturday's draw produced 680,009 winning tickets of prizes ranging from $1 to $56 million. The winning jackpot ticket was sold at Broadway Food Corner, 315 W 5th Street in Los Angeles. The retailer will receive a $280,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, which is half of one percent of $56 million. The $56 million ticket is the fourth largest prize ever sold in Los Angeles County since the Lottery began. The largest SuperLOTTO Plus jackpot in Los Angeles County was $91 million, won by Patricia Frierson on August 9, 2003. SuperLOTTO Plus can be played at approximately 18,000 retail business establishments statewide. The SuperLOTTO Plus draw takes place each Wednesday and Saturday night at 7:58 p.m. Players can purchase tickets until 7:45 p.m. on the night of the draw. Note: Additional information about 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 may be found on our web site at http://www.calottery.com. |
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