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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
$10M winning Scratcher ticket sold at Concord liquor store
(KRON) — It was a very lucky day for one man who purchased a lottery ticket recently at a Concord liquor store. According to the California State Lottery, Steven Muhlestein bought the $10 million ticket. ''Twas a truly fortunate day also for Steven Muhlestein, who uncorked a $10 million prize with a $10 Million Super Bonus Scratchers game procured from the Vintage Wine Shoppe & Liquor on the corner of Clayton Road and Roslyn Drive in Concord,' the lottery said in a press release Friday. Online petition launched for upscale SF neighborhood to join Marin County Muhlestein wasn't the only recent Northern California lottery winner, nor the biggest. In Sacramento, one lottery player got a belated holiday surprise. Ashley Eugene received a $20 Maximum Millions Scratchers game from her father as a Christmas gift. She waited about a week and a half to scratch it, scratched the ticket and stared at in disbelief. 'I kept looking at it and making sure it was correct,' she said. 'My dad happened to be there with me, so he looked at it and made sure it was correct. Then, a couple days later, we took it to the store, and they checked it and verified it was a winner.' The lucky ticket, which was sold at A1 Mart at 2550 W. El Camino Avenue in Sacramento, turned out to be worth $5 million. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Homeless SLO resident wins $1 million on Lottery scratcher
The Brief A San Luis Obispo man reportedly won $1 million on a scratcher. The man, who has not been identified, has reportedly been living on the streets in the area. The odds of winning were 1 in 2,047,423. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - A San Luis Obispo man reportedly won a $1 million prize on a scratcher last week. The business that sold the winning ticket, Sandy's Deli-Liquor, located at 586 Higuera St., announced via Instagram that it had sold a Triple Red 777 scratcher to a "loyal customer" on Friday. "Big congrats to our loyal customer on his $1 million jackpot-winning scratch ticket at Sandy's," the post's caption read. The winner, who has not been identified, had reportedly been living on the streets in the area. According to the California State Lottery, the odds of winning a $1 million prize on a Triple Red 777 scratcher are 1 in 2,047,423. The California Lottery has not yet confirmed the win — the process usually takes six to eight weeks, though it could be longer if there are unusual circumstances. The owner of a nearby business, Thrifty Beaches, congratulated the winner in an Instagram post over the weekend. "My friend here just won $1 million in the lottery in SLO," Adam Kemp, Thrifty Beaches' owner, said in the video, panning the camera to a man holding a page showing the winning ticket. The man responds by saying, "I just can't wait to get off the streets."
