Jun 17, 2008 9:49 pm US/Eastern
Venezuelan Man Claims $36M Lotto Jackpot
Salvatore DiStefano Took A Lump Sum Payment
Next Lotto Drawing Jackpot Is $6 Million
TALLAHASSEE (CBS4) ―
A Venezuelan man has claimed last week's Florida Lotto jackpot of $36 million with a winning ticket purchased in Miami Beach.
Florida Lottery officials said Salvatore C. DiStefano, 77, of Caracas, Venezuela chose to take the June 11th jackpot in lump sum payment of $20,036,412. Lee-Ann Drugs, located at 955 Washington Avenue, will receive a bonus incentive of $50-thousand for selling the winning ticket.
The winning numbers were 24 - 41 - 42 - 46 - 47 - 52.
DiStefano says he likes to stop and play the Florida Lotto when he goes by a convenience store and always buys Quick Pick tickets. After working hard all his life, he says being a lottery winner is something he is still trying to get use to. DiStefano is the 165th Lotto winner to purchase a winning ticket in Miami-Dade County.
Since 1988, the Florida Lottery has contributed more than $18 billion to Florida's school system and fund more than one million Bright Futures scholarships.
The Lotto drawing will be held on Wednesday, June 18, at 11 p.m. with a $6 million jackpot.
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