CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A retired local postmaster has come forward to claim his multimillion dollar prize in the California State Lottery.
Antonio Velasquez, 69, of Clearlake Oaks was one of two lucky ticket holders in last Saturday’s SuperLotto Plus $28 million jackpot.
The winning numbers were 3, 4, 27, 30, 39, plus the Mega number of 3.
Velasquez was introduced as the winner at a Tuesday afternoon press conference held at the California State Lottery offices in Sacramento.
Velasquez will split the $28 million jackpot with the holder of a ticket purchased in Milpitas, who so far has not claimed their prize. Lottery officials said each ticket is worth an estimated cash option amount of $10.3 million.
He purchased the SuperLotto Plus ticket at the Red and White Store on Highway 20 in Clearlake Oaks last week. Thanks to being the retailer of the winning ticket, the store is set to receive $70,000.
It was Velasquez’s son, Tony, who told him that someone who bought their ticket at Oaks Red & White Store had won the SuperLotto Plus jackpot on Saturday night, according to a California State Lottery statement.
Velasquez was quick to call his wife, who is in Greece, but he didn’t tell her the whole story. “She knows I won, she just doesn’t know how much,” he explained.
He said he plans to use the money to help his four children and eight grandchildren, and also will donate money to a couple of his favorite charities.
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