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San Francisco Chronicle
3 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.
Miami Herald
3 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Man buys lottery ticket to get change for pizza tip — and hits $1 million jackpot
A man who bought a California Lottery scratch-off ticket to break a $100 bill for a tip on his pizza order came away $1 million richer, officials reported. McKinley Nelson ordered a pizza for his wife but found that he needed change to leave a cash tip when they arrived at a Round Table restaurant in Winters to pick it up, the California Lottery said in a Tuesday, June 10, news release. So he went next door to Winters Wine & Liquor before picking up their food, lottery officials said. 'I had a $100 bill. So, I got two tickets,' Nelson told lottery officials. 'I think it was $20, and I went to the truck and started scratching.' One, a Loteria Grande scratcher, seemed promising. 'I think this one's a million, but I'm not sure,' Nelson said he told his wife. He was correct. 'So, my wife almost had a heart attack,' Nelson said. 'And then we had to go in and buy the pizza. It was all because of her, she's the one that likes the pizza.' Nelson, 72, a retired veteran, plans to use the money to pay off his home, put some in savings and buy a camper van, lottery officials said. He said he's been playing the lottery for 40 years. 'It took a long time to win,' he said. Winters is about a 30-mile drive west from Sacramento.
Miami Herald
30-04-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lucky lottery player wins life-changing prize from $5 scratch-off in Florida
A Florida lottery player scored a life-changing jackpot prize from a ticket he bought for $5, lottery officials said. Benjamin Ramirez Gomez, 31, won a $1 million top prize in the Loteria Grande scratch-off game, the Florida Lottery said in an April 30 news release. He purchased the winning ticket from a 7-Eleven in Cape Coral, about a 10-mile drive west from Fort Myers, lottery officials said. The odds of winning the Loteria Grande jackpot are 1 in 3,035,560, according to the game's web page. The overall odds of winning are 1 in 3.97. One out of six top prizes remains in the game, which started in April 2024, lottery officials said.
