CULVER CITY : Grocery Store Worker Bags $11.16 Million in Lottery
A 34-year-old Culver City produce clerk won $11.16 million playing Super Lotto at the grocery store where he works, the California Lottery announced Friday.
Rex Miyake checked and double-checked his $1 Quick Pick ticket at the Alpha-Beta on Jefferson Boulevard in Culver City, had his parents check the numbers, then called the lottery’s recorded phone line, lottery officials said.
“It doesn’t feel real yet. . . . It’s more than incredible,” Miyake said upon claiming his prize.
Miyake said he plans to buy a home, help his parents and take them to Hawaii. But he said he has not decided whether he will continue to work. He will receive $558,000 annually for 20 years, before taxes, officials said.
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