Who Is Raymond Buxton And What Happened On April Fool's Day?
The retired winner holds the enormous check at a presentation at California Lottery headquarters in April 2014, Sacramento, California.
After playing for 20 years, B. Raymond Buxton is the sole winner of the $425 million USA Powerball jackpot.
"Once the initial shock passed, I couldn't sleep for days," said Buxton, who wore a shirt reading 'Luck of the Jedi I have' and a picture of Yoda for the presentation photo.
He said he told no one and has spent many hours at the computer rechecking his winning numbers for the sixth-largest Powerball jackpot in history.
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"Sitting on a ticket of this value was very scary," said Buxton. "It's amazing how a little slip of paper can change your life."
He's been working with an attorney and other professionals "on how to pragmatically utilize this windfall."
"My longer-term plan is trying to find a way to live a normal and discreet life," said Buxton, adding that he won't be doing media interviews "at this time."
ABC
The Powerball ticket was sold at a Dixon Landing gas station in Milpitas. This was the second time in two months that a winning jackpot ticket was bought in the South Bay area.