The $2 billion Powerball ticket was sold by him. "When they informed me, I didn't think it was true."
Joseph Chahayed wanted to give his family a better life and
a better future when he moved to Los Angeles from Syria in 1980.
His family claimed that he has been slavishly pursuing that desire for decades
On Tuesday, though, his hard work was finally rewarded
when his Altadena petrol station was given a $1 million prize
for selling the $2 billion Powerball winning ticket.
The retailer who buys the winning ticket receives a 0.5% share of the jackpot
under California Powerball regulations, with a $1 million maximum payout.
According to Danny Chahayed, the father of Chahayed,