Retired grocer wins $140m lottery

California lottery officials say a winner has come forward to claim a $141m dollars prize, the largest single-state jackpot in US history.

Cario ‘‘Al’’ Castellano of San Jose went to the lottery’s San Francisco district office yesterday with the winning ticket from Saturday’s draw. He chose to take the money in a lump sum, which means he will receive $70,794,364 (£50 million) within the next six weeks.