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San Francisco Chronicle
4 days ago
- Business
- San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco man wins $2 million on Lottery Scratchers ticket
A San Francisco man won $2 million on a California Lottery Scratchers ticket purchased at a downtown convenience store, lottery officials announced Tuesday. Rwhi Zeidan bought the Instant Prize Crossword ticket from Discount Cigarettes and Cigars, located at the corner of Kearny and Commercial streets. He said he was scratching the ticket to pass the time on March 5 when he realized he had won the top prize. 'I didn't read the number correctly. Twice, I read it was $2,000. Maybe the third time I read it, I found too many zeros, so I counted them one by one,' Zeidan said in a statement. 'That's when I got really shocked.' The ticket revealed a $2 million prize. Zeidan said he texted his children to share the news. 'They said, 'Who was that, you?' and I said yes,' he said. 'Until that moment, it was hard to believe.' Zeidan said he plans to use the winnings to pay off his home. The California Lottery announced several recent winners this week, including a $1 million Scratchers winner in the city of Winters. McKinley Nelson claimed the prize after purchasing a Loteria Grande ticket while picking up pizza with his wife. Nelson, a 72-year-old retired veteran, also plans to pay off his home and buy a camper van. He said he had been playing since the California Lottery started 40 years ago this year. 'It took a long time to win,' Nelson said.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pair of Southern California lottery players win millions with Scratchers
A couple of Southern California lottery players are now millionaires after they struck gold on 'Instant Prize Crossword' Scratchers games. According to the California Lottery, the first of two wins comes from Indio where a woman, Candice Stephens, was a regular Scratchers player. She'd won as much as $2,000 before, but this win was a little different. On her way home from work one day, she stopped by Sherman's Liquor & Food to grab a Scratchers game. 'I had to grab my glasses because I didn't have my glasses on,' Stephens said, according to the California Lottery. 'Wait, is that $2,000?' She called her son into the room to make sure. But no, it wasn't $2,000 — it was $2 million. Stephens, who is expecting a grandchild in the near future, said she plans to spend the money on a house, retirement preparations and on her future granddaughter. Meanwhile in Palmdale, Shawntwayne Cannon also pulled off a $2 million win on the same game. According to the California Lottery, six $2 million prizes remain on the Instant Prize Crossword game. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Man wins $2 million on lottery scratcher sold at this Alameda gas station
The Brief Just last month, two other Bay Area residents took home millions from winning scratcher tickets bought in Mill Valley and Santa Rosa. Other winning tickets announced this week by the California Lottery were sold in SoCal. ALAMEDA, Calif. - A lucky Bay Area lottery player won $2 million on a scratcher ticket bought at an Alameda gas station, the California Lottery announced this week. Renato Escudero bought the Instant Prize Crossword scratcher from an ARCO located at 1260 Park Street. He is one of five recent winners highlighted by the California Lottery on Thursday. Dig deeper The other four winning tickets were purchased in Southern California, in Cathedral City, Costa Mesa, Buena Park and Inglewood. Just last month, two Bay Area residents took home millions from winning scratcher tickets bought in Mill Valley and Santa Rosa. In December, a lottery ticket sold in Shasta County matched the six winning Mega Millions numbers for $1.22 billion. The Source California Lottery
