A lucky SLO county guy wins $5 million recently in scratch off lottery
California lottery officials have revealed the name of — but not much more about — the man who won $5 million on a scratcher ticket he bought in San Luis Obispo County in August: Clyde Stokely.
The winner, who bought the scratcher at the Cambria General Store on Aug. 9, is “extraordinarily private,” lottery spokesperson Carolyn Becker said.
“Stokely wants nothing to do with being in the public eye,” Becker told The Tribune by phone Friday.
However, the state’s lottery rules mandate the release of the winner’s name, when and where he bought the ticket and the size of the win.
Stokely chose to keep his hometown and other details private, which he is allowed to do, Becker said.
It took longer to reveal Stokely’s name than it would have if he’d had a big-ticket win in the regular lottery, Becker said, because more time is needed to verify the validity of a scratcher claim.
