VAN NUYS : 12 Share $16.46-Million Super Lotto Jackpot
Eleven people who work in the engineering department at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in West Los Angeles and one retiree came forward Thursday to claim a $16.46-million Super Lotto jackpot.
Each of the 12 will receive $68,583, before taxes, for the next 20 years for holding the winning $5 Quick Pick ticket, California State Lottery officials said.
At a news conference Thursday afternoon at the lottery’s Van Nuys office, Ben Crockett, the hospital’s acting chief engineer, told of receiving a telephone call about the win.
Crockett, who supervises many of the group members, said he had told a real estate agent the day before that he was “just waiting to win the lottery” before he bought a house.
The winners, who range in age from 30 to 60, had a variety of plans for spending their winnings, including going back to college, buying homes, helping their children and grandchildren and traveling.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
