$80 million jackpot winner found

<p>A Petaluma woman stepped forward to claim an $80 million jackpot, state lottery officials said.</p><p>Lottery officials identified the woman as Elba Escamilla, and said the winning ticket was the first California lottery ticket she ever bought.</p><p>Escamilla’s quick pick ticket had all six numbers in the SuperLotto Plus drawing on Feb. 20.</p><p>“We don’t want to get carried away, because we’re humble people, but I’m taking all my family out to dinner,” she said in a written statement issued by the lottery. “I’d also like to take my family for a vacation in Hawaii.”</p><p>The lottery statement said Escamilla learned about an unclaimed prize while watching television and went to the Safeway store where the winning ticket was sold to check the numbers.</p><p>The $80 million jackpot is the largest ever won by a Sonoma County resident. Escamilla has the option of taking a lump sum of about $45 million or 26 annual payments.</p><p>— Press Democrat staff</p>