The immigrant owner of a New Jersey
convenience store has come forward to claim the USD 338.3 million
jackpot in the Powerball lottery, media reports said today. Pedro
Quezada, 44, has handed in what he says is the golden ticket he bought
on Saturday. "I can't believe it. I'm overwhelmed. I just can't get
over it," the Dominican-born father of five was quoted as saying by the
New York Post. "I was praying so much for this. I'm just giving thanks
to God." Officials did not immediately announce Quezada's win, but did
confirm that the winning ticket, matching five numbers and a Powerball,
was drawn in the Eagle Liquors store which he frequented in his hometown
of Passaic. Quezada appeared shocked by his success against 175
million to one odds, reports said. It was only yesterday, when he made
his daily visit to Eagle Liquors, that he realised. "He didn't know he
won when he came in because he stopped to check the board," an employee
told the Post. "He was shocked and emotional. He said, 'It's me!'"
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