BUFFALO, N.Y. — The winner of the $80 million Powerball jackpot is a North Evans man.
David Yax, along with his wife, Claudia were introduced to the media on Tuesday to collect their prize.
Yax didn't know he won until the next day when he checked the numbers.
The Yaxes say they were pretty calm when they realized they were the sole winners of the jackpot.
Yax took the lump sum which is nearly $38.5 million after taxes. Yax says winning the money has been a little overwhelming.
The couple says they will have some fun and do some traveling, including to places like Hawaii and Alaska. Yax says he'd like to build himself a nice working shop and a pole barn.
The winning lottery ticket was sold at the Tops Market in Derby. The drawing was held September 4, 2019, This is the largest Powerball jackpot ever in Western New York.
