Chicago ? A former medical technician with the third and final winning ticket to last month’s $331 million Big Game lottery jackpot choked back sobs of joy Friday as he stepped forward to claim his family’s share of the prize.

Pedro Sotomil, 53, of suburban Bridgeview accepted the payment on behalf of his wife, Fran, and their teen-age daughter, Kayla. He won $110.3 million but decided to take a lump-sum payment of $59.2 million.

Sotomil quit his job at a Chicago hospital shortly after learning he had one of the three winning tickets for the second-biggest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. His wife plans to continue working as a nurse.

Sotomil said that when he checked his ticket, his reaction was: “Oh my God, we have everything here.”

“We were shaking, excited, and I’m still recalling the emotions,” he said as his voice broke. “We were shaking and hugging each other. It’s unbelievable, but it’s true.”

The holders of the other winning tickets sold in Georgia and New Jersey already have claimed their piece of the April 16 jackpot.

The Sotomils told only close relatives immediately and then contacted a Chicago law firm, which helped them form a partnership before they claimed the money.

“That was the beginning of a lot of sleepless nights for us,” he said. “But it’s OK now. We’re happy, excited, overwhelmed and everybody is excited for us.”

Sotomil, a native of the Philippines, said his wife planned to buy a new car. The family also plans to travel to China, Hawaii and Guam and is planning a “grand reunion for my family because we haven’t seen each other for 25 years,” he said.

The ticket was sold at a Speedway gas station in the Chicago suburb of Burbank.

The biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history was $363 million in May 2000.