Quezada, 44, is a native of the Dominican Republic and a father of five. With 1 in 175 million odds, Quezada has opted to take a lump sum payout estimated at $211 million after winning the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot ever. 'I'm going to help a lot of people, whatever they need,' he says.
A jubilant deli worker and father of five claimed the fourth-largest Powerball payout Monday — and the store where he bought the golden ticket thinks it’s all due to the “lucky hand” of their lotto clerk.Pedro Quezada, a 44-year-old Dominican native, couldn’t believe his fortune when he walked into Eagle Liquors in Passaic, N.J., to check the Powerball number — and was told he won the $338 million jackpot.
“I just learned right now, right now. Ay, Dios!” a shaking and smiling Quezada said in Spanish as reporters swarmed him.
Dozens of customers cheered and shouted along with him at the store, as he got on his cell phone to tell his wife.
“I’m the millionaire, Ines, put on the TV so you can see me, or come down to the liquor store right now,” an emotional Quezada shouted.
