The owner of the store where the winning Powerball ticket was bought has spoken out after receiving a big bonus himself.

On Tuesday, California Lottery announced that a winning ticket for the $2.04 billion jackpot was bought at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, California.

The record-breaking win comes as a gift not only for the ticket holder but also for the store owner – Joe Chahayed – who has been awarded a $1 million retailer selling bonus.

On Tuesday, the businessman proudly held up the check outside his Woodbury Road store while declaring that he will share his portion of the winnings with his family.

“We are excited. I’ll share it with family, with whatever is needed, with my kids, my grandchildren. I have 11 grandchildren and I’ll share with them,” the hardworking man told the California lottery.

His son, who decided not to be named, also spoke out and said that “no one else deserves” the reward more than his father.

“He’s worked hard his whole life and he deserves every bit of it,” he said.

Chahayed also congratulated the winner while expressing his hopes that the money will go to someone poor from his neighborhood.

“It’s a very poor neighborhood. From the bottom of my heart, I hoped somebody would win… they deserve it,” he said in an interview with Pasadena Star News. “The poor people deserve it.”

The businessman also revealed that California Lottery staff were waiting for him outside his store even before he showed up for work.

“They were here before I opened, they were waiting here for me. They said: ‘Congratulations, you are the station and [had] the winner,’” he added.

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