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Miami Herald
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Avid lottery player gets email that leaves her ‘speechless.' She had won big
CORRECTION: The '2nd Chance Bonus Draw' was incorrectly described as a separate game in an earlier version of this story. The corrected story is below. An avid lottery player won big even after her scratch-off was a losing ticket, California officials said. Heidy Felipe, of Pasadena, bought a '40 Years of Play' lottery ticket and although that ticket didn't win, she entered the '40 Years of Play 2nd Chance Bonus Draw,' according to an April 25 news release by the California Lottery. She landed $40,000. The '2nd Chance' game gives players the option to potentially win even if their initial game was a dud by scanning the code on their ticket with their lottery app, officials said. 'When I saw the email, I couldn't believe it,' Felipe told lottery officials. 'The next day, I went to the Lottery office, where they confirmed it was real, and I was speechless.' Although Felipe plays often, this was her first win, officials said. Felipe decided to use the money toward paying off her car and 'now she's just waiting for her title to arrive.' 'It's the best thing that's ever happened to me,' she told officials. Pasadena is about a 10-mile drive northeast from downtown Los Angeles.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
These California Lottery players are new millionaires - see where they bought their tickets
LOS ANGELES - Four California residents are a little bit richer after striking it big with the California Lottery. For Pasadena resident Heidy Felipe, she woke up to an email asking her to log in to her California Lottery account for "important information." "When I saw the email, I couldn't believe it," Felipe told the California Lottery. "The next day, I went to the Lottery office, where they confirmed it was real, and I was speechless." When the money from the 2nd Chance drawing came, $40,000 minus federal taxes, Felipe paid off her car. "It's the best thing that's ever happened to me," she said. SUGGESTED: Mega Millions ticket worth $23,300 sold in California Man finds winning lotto ticket while helping mom clean: 'Did that really just happen?' The Mega Millions is changing: Here's what to know Powerball ticket worth $527 million sold in California In Rancho Cucamonga, Meber Hawara purchased a $10 million Super Bonus Scratchers game from Sunrise Liquor and Market and hit the top prize! Rosario Juarez De Callejas took home $1 million after winning the top prize from the $1 Million Ultimate Cash Scratchers game. She bought her ticket at Fresh Donuts in Inglewood. In Northridge, Marco Carillo won the $1 million top prize from a Loteria Grande Scratchers ticket he bought from Corbin Express Wash. Congrats to all the lucky winners! The Source Information for this story is from a press release published by the California Lottery on April 25, 2025.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Pasadena woman wins $40K in 2nd Chance; others win millions from Scratchers
A Pasadena woman took advantage of a second shot at winning some money. State lottery officials announced Friday that Heidy Felipe recently won $40,000 through the California Lottery's 2nd Chance Bonus Draw, a promotional contest that gives players another opportunity to win after their original ticket doesn't hit the jackpot. 'When I saw the email, I couldn't believe it,' Felipe told lottery officials. 'The next day, I went to the Lottery office, where they confirmed it was real, and I was speechless.' 4 California Lottery players become millionaires from Scratchers, draw games Felipe said she used her winnings to pay off her car. 'I play often, but this was my first time winning,' she added. 'It's the best thing that's ever happened to me.' The California Lottery's 2nd Chance program is open to players of SuperLotto Plus and Fantasy 5 draw games and those with non-winning Scratchers. Tickets can be entered through a personal Lottery account online or via the California Lottery App. In addition to Felipe's win, other players have recently claimed major Scratchers prizes. Meber Hawara scored the $10 million top prize from a Super Bonus Scratchers ticket purchased at Sunrise Liquor & Market in Rancho Cucamonga. Homeless man wins $1 million on lottery scratcher Rosario Juarez De Callejas won $1 million from a $1 million Ultimate Cash ticket bought at Fresh Donuts in Inglewood. Lastly, Marco Carillo claimed a $1 million prize from a Loteria Grande Scratchers ticket purchased at Corbin Express Wash in Northridge. Their participation in the California Lottery also supports state public education funding. Ticket sales from draw games, like Powerball, Mega Millions, SuperLotto Plus and Fantasy 5, and unclaimed lottery winnings are given to California public schools. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
