SuperLotto Plus lottery player shares plan for $27M jackpot that he won
SuperLotto Plus lottery player shares plan for $27M jackpot that he won, the winner will soon be $27 million times richer than before.
Silvestre Zarate bought the winning ticket on July 13 at a liquor store in Oxnard and ended up matching all six numbers.
Zarate told the California Lottery he only plays occasionally and didn't expect to win, so he didn't even think about the draw that night when he got home.
The next day, when he heard someone in Southern California won the jackpot, he immediately checked his ticket.
And surprisingly he found out that he was the one who has won the great Southern California lottery prize.
"I couldn't believe what I was seeing! I almost fainted," Zarate told the California Lottery.
"I'm so thankful for this prize. I'm only going to use some of the money for the necessary things in my life, and I'm giving the rest to my daughter for her education, college, and her future."
He decided to receive his winning prize as a one time lump sum and took home $15.2 million before federal taxes.
