Cheque Him Out: $425m Jackpot Winner Hides Face
Updated: 9:35am UK, Wednesday 02 April 2014
The sole winner of a $425m (£255m) Powerball jackpot has come forward to claim his prize after more than a month - but still did not show his face.
B Raymond Buxton, from California, accepted his prize - one of the largest Powerball jackpots in history - at the California Lottery headquarters in Sacramento.
In a photo taken after he claimed the money, Mr Buxton covered his face with an oversize cheque.
His t-shirt featured a picture of Yoda, the Star Wars character, and read, "Luck of the Jedi I have".
Mr Buxton is hoping to remain out of the limelight and hired a publicist to avoid speaking directly to the media.
He also will not reveal his age, address or what he did for a living until his very recent retirement.
"He really wants to live a private life as best he can," said his publicist, Sam Singer.
"He was a solidly middle-class American, and today he is a solidly wealthy one."
In a statement, Mr Buxton said he was shocked after hearing about the February 19 drawing.
After the winning numbers were announced, he sat in front of his computer in disbelief. He checked and double-checked his ticket and did not tell anybody.
"Sitting on a ticket of this value was very scary," he said in the statement.
"Once the initial shock passed, I couldn't sleep for days."
Since winning, he has been working with a lawyer and financial adviser to establish new bank accounts, set up a charity and sort out tax issues.
Mr Buxton bought the ticket at the Dixon Landing Chevron station in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Milpitas, about 10 miles (17km) north of San Jose.
He had been having lunch at a Subway restaurant inside the station when he decided to buy another ticket because the jackpot was so large, lottery officials said.
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