One lucky Californian has claimed his prize as the winner of the Oct. 4 Powerball draw, the highest paid lottery ticket in California Lottery history.
Scott Godfrey took home a whopping $699.8 million after one of the 10 Quick Picks he purchased at a Morro Bay Albertsons supermarket had the winning numbers.
"It feels great to win big, of course, but I'm especially happy that this jackpot means $78 million was raised for California public education," Godfrey told the California Lottery.
The Powerball prize money was the largest jackpot in California Lottery history, the fifth largest jackpot in Powerball history and the seventh largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history.
Godfrey chose for the total sum of $496 million before taxes. Albertsons will also get a $1 million retailer bonus for selling the winning ticket.
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