RICH, RICH, RICH! 1. NICK AND YOLANDA STARR, VENTURA; 2. UNKNOWN, TICKET SOLD AT VALENCIA LIQUOR STORE; 3. GROUP OF 22 FAMILY, FRIENDS; SUPER LOTTO JACKPOT A THREE-WAY SPLIT.Byline: Peter Hartlaub and Don Holland Daily News Staff Writers A millionaire from Ventura became $16.9 million richer Thursday after claiming one-third of the near-record $104 million Super Lotto jackpot. Two other tickets also were winners in Wednesday night's drawing. One was purchased at a Valencia liquor store, but the winner was unknown until 10:30 p.m., when one of the regular customers showed up to face the glare of anxious media crews. An employee inserted the multimillion-dollar ticket into the Lotto machine and verified the bounty bounty, payment made by a government bounty, amount paid by a government for the achievement of certain economic or other goals. It often takes the form of a premium paid for the increased production or export of certain goods. , but the man's identity still remains somewhat of a mystery. ``I think his name is Salvatore,'' said Valencia Liquor employee Miguel DeLeon. ``He's a regular customer.'' The third winning ticket is owned by a pool of 22 members of a family and their friends in Bakersfield. Ventura resident Yolanda Starr, 45, said she doesn't have visions of wild shopping sprees or even hiring a full-time housekeeper HOUSEKEEPER. One who occupies a house. 2. A person who occupies every room in the house, under a lease, except one, which is reserved for his landlord, who pays all the taxes, is not a housekeeper. 1 Chit. Rep. 502. . ``I'm a millionaire already,'' he said. ``Winning this lottery doesn't really change my life.'' Starr said she went to bed Wednesday night without checking her ticket. But when she read the winning numbers at 6:45 a.m. Thursday, she couldn't quite believe her eyes. ``I had to double-check,'' she said. ``My husband checked first, and then my daughter walked in (and checked). And then it sunk in. Then I yelled yell v. yelled, yell·ing, yells v.intr. To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm. v.tr. To utter or express with a loud cry. See Synonyms at shout. n. and screamed to let it out of my system.'' This wasn't the first time Starr beat the odds, calculated by lottery officials at 18 million-to-1. Ten years ago she walked away with a $2,400 payout pay·out n. 1. The act or an instance of paying out. 2. A percentage of corporate earnings that is paid as dividends to shareholders. , and has been a regular player ever since. The winning numbers were 10, 21, 28, 29, 37 and 41. About 1,200 lottery players picked five of the six numbers, winning $1,890 each. Those who picked four of six won $85. Three correct picks yielded $5. Unclaimed riches One winner's jackpot, from a ticket bought at Valencia Liquor, was still unclaimed Thursday. Customers at the winning store offered a lot of theories as to the winner's current location. Mel Tribble, who works across the street from the liquor store, suggested that people check Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. ``That's where I'd be,'' Tribble said. ``I'd be passed out.'' Whoever holds the ticket has 180 days to claim the prize. Forfeited for·feit n. 1. Something surrendered or subject to surrender as punishment for a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract. 2. Games a. money goes straight to the schools, lottery officials said. The store's owners, Manhye and Hosup Hahn, win regardless of whether that ticket holder comes forward. They get a $170,000 bonus from the California Lottery for selling a jackpot ticket. While winners in Ventura and Bakersfield contemplated their new fortunes, the largest unclaimed ticket in California Lottery history was forfeited. Thursday was the last day to claim a $20 million winner, bought Oct. 11, 1997, in Moreno Valley Moreno Valley (mərē`nō), city (1990 pop. 118,779), Riverside co., S Calif., inc. 1984. In 1990, Moreno Valley was California's fastest-growing city, with a population increase of more than 300% between 1980 and 1990, but major reductions , officials said. Lump sums Lump sum A large one-time payment of money. won For the first time since the lottery began in 1986, players had a choice of taking their winnings in a lump sum or in 26 annual payments. All three winners chose to have their jackpots paid in a lump sum. Lump sums are about half the advertised amount because they don't include the amount the California Lottery would earn through interest on the amount over 26 years. This means Starr and the others likely will receive pretax pre·tax adj. Existing before tax deductions: pretax income. pretax adj [profit] → vor (Abzug der) Steuern winnings of $16.95 million in three to six weeks. After federal taxes, her prize will total about $12.2 million. The jackpot was short of the $118 million state record and won't break the record for the largest take by a single prize winner: $51 million. But all previous hourly sales records were broken Wednesday, when retailers sold 8.3 million Super Lotto tickets between 6 and 7 p.m., lottery officials said. That was just after a late-afternoon system overload See information overload and overloading. that shut down lottery sales for about an hour during peak sales time. The jackpot rose from $80 million to $90 million to $102 million in the final 48 hours before the 7:57 p.m. drawing. Daily News Staff Writer Teresa Jimenez contributed to this story. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos, chart PHOTO (1 -- color) Lotto winners Robert ``Nick'' Starr and wife Yolanda Starr of Ventura are all smiles Thursday at a news conference. Michael Owen
(2 -- color) Valencia Liquor co-owner Manhye Hahn and her husband will pocket a $170,000 bonus for selling one of the winning tickets. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News (3 -- color) Aurora Aurora, cities, United States Aurora (ərôr`ə, ô–). 1 City (1990 pop. 222,103), Adams and Arapahoe counties, N central Colo., a growing suburb on the east side of Denver; inc. 1903. Pineda of Bakersfield greets Wendell White Wendell White (born 23 November 1964 in Barbados) is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He has played one first-class match against the USA and five List A matches for Bermuda, including the 2005 ICC Trophy. , owner of the grocery where she bought her ticket. Ed Homich/Bakersfield Californian Chart: $104 million total |
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