An elderly Boca Raton man finally stepped forward Monday to claim the $10 million Lotto jackpot from a drawing last week, but refused to talk to the press, Florida Lottery officials said.

Lotto officials said Perry Orens, 77, was refusing to discuss his victory with the press. Orens bought his lucky ticket from a Publix supermarket at 21230 St. Andrews Blvd., near Town Center Mall, prior to last Wednesday’s drawing.

“He claimed the money and asked the newspapers to mind their own business,” said Jacqueline Barreiros, lottery spokeswoman. “It was pretty cut and dried.”

Orens is not listed in the Boca phone book and could not be reached for comment.

Barreiros said Orens, who was required by law to drive to Tallahassee and claim the ticket in person, opted for a onetime lump sum of $10 million instead of accepting the prize over 30 years to save on tax money.

“We’re required by law to put out his name, but that’s all we can do,” she said. “He expressed to us that he didn’t want any media coverage.”

Barreiros could not say why Orens waited nearly a week to claim his jackpot. Some veteran lottery players, though, have speculated that Orens just wanted to avoid any public attention or charity requests.

Orens is just the 69th person to buy a winning ticket in Palm Beach County since the Florida Lottery held its first drawing in 1988. He is the 806th winner statewide.

The senior citizen’s Quick Pick ticket had all six winning numbers from last Wednesday: 01, 19, 37, 38, 46 and 53. The odds of matching these six numbers had been 26 million to 1, and dozens of other Floridians won small prizes for matching fewer numbers.

Ticket sales from the Orens jackpot raised about $6.6 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, lottery officials said Monday.

The Florida Lottery was created in 1986 by a congressional amendment that sought to provide additional revenue for state educational programs.