East Bay man wins $10 million on California Lottery scratcher
The California Lottery has announced several recent high-value wins from scratcher tickets across Northern California.
Steven Muhlestein of Concord won $10 million on a Super Bonus Scratchers ticket purchased at Vintage Wine Shoppe & Liquor, located at the corner of Clayton Road and Roslyn Drive, according to a news release Friday.
In Sacramento, Ashley Eugene won $5 million with a $20 Maximum Millions Scratchers ticket she received as a Christmas gift from her father. She waited several weeks before scratching the ticket and discovering the prize.
'I kept looking at it and making sure it was correct,' Eugene said of the ticket, which was purchased at A1 Mart on West El Camino Avenue, in a statement shared by lottery officials.
In Merced County, Delores Cesena won a $10 million prize from the 200X Scratchers, which was purchased at Shannon's Mini Mart located at 1100 Shaffer Road in Atwater.
Another $5 million winning ticket was sold at the Gas & Go station in Georgetown (El Dorado County). The winner's identity has not yet been released and will be announced after the lottery's standard vetting process, which typically takes six to eight weeks.
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