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Miami Herald
2 days ago
- General
- Miami Herald
Powerball player wins $675,000 in California. Where was the lucky ticket sold?
A Powerball player in California won $677,821, just missing the $309 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Monday, July 21, the California Lottery said. A ticket sold in Georgia won a $1 million prize. The lucky California ticket was sold at Specialty Tobacco Outlet in San Bruno, which is about a 10-mile drive south from San Francisco. The winning numbers were 8, 11, 28, 33 and 42 with a Powerball of 2. The Power Play multiplier was 2x. Powerball jackpot rises Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $325 million, with a cash value of about $145.3 million, for the next drawing Wednesday, July 23, the national Powerball site said. Nearly 400,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes in the July 21 drawing ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said. The Powerball jackpot was last won May 31, when a California player hit the $204.5 million grand prize. What to know about Powerball To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball. The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338. Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state. Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online. Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Miami Herald
7 days ago
- General
- Miami Herald
Powerball player wins $100,000 in Texas. Where was the lucky ticket sold?
A Powerball player in Texas won $100,000, just missing the $266 million jackpot, lottery officials said. The ticket matched four winning numbers, the Powerball and the Power Play multiplier in the drawing Wednesday, July 16, the California Lottery said. The lucky ticket was sold at Best Mart in Emory, which is about a 100-mile drive east from Fort Worth, lottery officials told McClatchy News in an email. Another player won $50,000 on a ticket sold at a Time Mart in Brookshire, which is about a 240-mile drive southeast from Fort Worth. The winning numbers were 4, 21, 43, 48 and 49 with a Powerball of 22. The Power Play multiplier was 2x. Powerball jackpot rises Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $288 million, with a cash value of about $130.6 million, for the next drawing Saturday, July 19, the national Powerball site said. More than 405,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said. The Powerball jackpot was last won May 31, when a California player hit the $204.5 million grand prize. What to know about Powerball To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball. The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338. Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state. Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online. Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Miami Herald
15-07-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player pounds desk after scratching California ticket. ‘I lost my mind'
While an interruption to a 'daily rhythm' can often be an inconvenience, it turned into a 'life-changing moment' for a California lottery player. During a 'routine morning stop' at a Vacaville gas station across the street from his work, Michael Wright bought a $10 Triple Red 777 scratch-off ticket, California Lottery officials said in a July 15 news release. Soon after, Wright said he 'got to scratching' in his methodical way. 'I start from the bottom right corner and work my way up,' Wright told lottery officials. Wright found multiple zeros — six to be exact. 'Am I seeing things? Is this a dream? Oh my gosh,' Wright said of his reaction realizing he had won $1 million. 'I lost my mind in the store. I started pounding the little lottery desk.' Prior to his win, Wright had been looking for an exit from his day job of more than three years. And his 'win just accelerated a plan in motion,' lottery officials said. 'I told my son, 'We're going to transition. I'll find something else for us. We are going to exit gracefully,'' he said. Wright told lottery officials he already has plans for his winnings, including starting a family business with his wife and buying a new home. Wright said his win 'came at the right time.' 'If you don't believe in a higher power when this type of stuff happens, you've got to,' he said. Vacaville is about a 30-mile drive southwest from Sacramento.
San Francisco Chronicle
14-07-2025
- Business
- San Francisco Chronicle
$1 million lottery winner who hoped to ‘get off the streets' officially identified
The California Lottery has identified a homeless man who once lived in the Bay Area as the winner of a $1 million prize from a scratcher purchased in San Luis Obispo earlier this year. The winner, Armando Vidal, said he bought two $10 Triple Red 777 Scratchers in April at Sandy's Deli & Liquor, where he is a regular customer. At first, Vidal believed he had just won $200. When he returned to the store to verify the tickets, the scan suggested he might have won $100,000 — until the store's manager, Wilson Samaan, took a closer look at the printout. 'What are you going to do with a million dollars?' Samaan asked him, according to Vidal. 'I was like, huh?' Vidal said. 'And that's how I found out I'd won a million dollars.' Vidal became homeless in 2008 after an injury left him unable to work. He spent years living on the streets in Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo. He told lottery officials that the win marks a dramatic turning point for him. He plans to use the money to secure stable housing – ideally with a bed and room for a couple of dogs – and hopes to invest the rest to ensure long-term financial security. The odds of winning a $1 million prize on a Triple Red 777 scratcher are 1 in 2,047,423, according to the California Lottery. Samaan, who built a rapport with Vidal over the years, personally drove him to the Lottery office in Fresno to help him claim the prize securely. 'He tried to mail it,' Samaan told the Chronicle in April. 'I told him, I'll help you out. I offered him a bus ticket or for me to drive him. I didn't want a million dollars to get lost in the mail.' Vidal told lottery officials that the media attention following his win in April was overwhelming, after another local business owner — Adam Kemp of the vintage shop Thrifty Beaches — shared his story on Instagram. 'My friend here just won $1 million in the lottery in SLO,' Kemp said in a viral video, pointing at Vidal. He now plans to keep a much lower profile.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
California Lottery Daily 3 Midday, Daily Derby winning numbers for July 10, 2025
The California Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here's a look at July 10, 2025, results for each game: Midday: 7-3-9 Evening: 9-8-9 Check Daily 3 payouts and previous drawings here. 1st:7 Eureka-2nd:2 Lucky Star-3rd:1 Gold Rush, Race Time: 1:48.21 Check Daily Derby payouts and previous drawings here. 20-22-28-36-39 Check Fantasy 5 payouts and previous drawings here. 0-5-3-9 Check Daily 4 payouts and previous drawings here. Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Desert Sun producer. You can send feedback using this form. This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: California Lottery Daily 3 Midday, Daily Derby winning numbers for July 10, 2025
