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Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Business
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These 4 California Lottery players are new millionaires
LOS ANGELES - Four California residents are new millionaires after striking it rich with the California Lottery, claiming a total of $5.5 million in prizes. For Guadalupe Guerro, an everyday purchase of Scratchers resulted in a $1 million prize from the $100 million Mega Cash game. "I was visiting my mom in Santa Rosa, and on my way home, I decided to stop at a store to buy some Scratchers tickets," Guerro told the California Lottery. "I usually prefer the $5 tickets, but that day I bought two $10 tickets instead." "At first, I thought I had won $1,000, but then my kid pointed out, 'No, that's not a thousand, that's a million!'" Guerro purchased his lucky ticket at MD Liquor and Food in Rohnert Park. SUGGESTED: Mega Millions ticket worth $900000 sold in California In San Jose, Jesus Perez spent $10 on a Loteria Grande Scratchers game at the Rotten Robbie on Saratoga Avenue. "When I scratched it, I thought I hadn't won anything, and I felt sad," he said. "But before tossing it away, I decided to check one last time." After checking the results with his phone, he was shocked to learn he had earned the top prize of $1 million. In Sun Valley, Jorge Loza matched five numbers in Powerball, nearly hitting the big jackpot with his lucky ticket purchased at the 7-Eleven on Sunland Boulevard. Rounding out the lucky four winners is Teresa Cisneros, who won $1 million from her lucky Single Double, Triple Scratchers ticket purchased at the 7-Eleven on North Ventura Avenue in Ventura. The Source Information for this story is from a press release published by the California Lottery on March 13, 2025.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
South Bay grandfather wins $1 million scratcher, as granddaughter looks on
The Brief Jess Daniels picked his lottery scratchers in San Jose as he was running errands. He initially thought he had won $1,000. Daniels has been playing California Lottery games for 40 years. SAN JOSE, Calif. - A South Bay grandfather has struck it rich, winning the top prize of $1 million in a California Lottery scratchers game. Jess Daniels said he was out and about running errands when he decided to pick up some scratchers tickets at the Gateway Food & Liquor store on North Bascom Avenue in San Jose. Once Daniels got home, he casually took a load off, trying to decide if he wanted to play his lottery games or lie down for a nap. He opted to get some food and sit down to start working on his scratchers, with his granddaughter on hand to watch him play. What we know He scratched off his first $100 Million Mega Cash ticket, which won him $20, lottery officials explained in a news release last week. "Okay, cool," Daniels was quoted as saying. The grandfather then moved on to his second ticket, applying his special method to reveal the numbers. "I scratch all the winning numbers first, then all the player's numbers. Then I start checking them," Daniels explained. "So I went down the rows, first row—43? Nope. 27? Nope. 16? Nope," the California Lottery quoted Daniels as saying. He then moved on to the next winning number. "OH! I've got number 19!" Daniels said. "So, I started to scratch it." SEE ALSO:Mega Millions ticket price to jump to $5 next month—will bigger prizes lure more players? The longtime California Lottery player is no stranger to winning. He's taken home $1,000 before as part of his winnings, and he thought this was another lucky $1,000 moment. But the zeros kept coming, and that luck was even bigger than he could have imagined. "It wasn't until he finished scratching that he realized he had won a $1 million prize," state lottery officials said. Daniels' granddaughter couldn't believe it either and burst out with excitement. "Oh my God, Grandpa! Oh my God!" his granddaughter cried out. The backstory Officials said Daniels has been playing California Lottery games since the agency's inception 40 years ago. The odds of winning the top $1 million prize in the $100 Million Mega Cash game are one in 2,049,669, according to state lottery figures. For Daniels, this lucky experience has revealed to him what his magic number will be from here on out. In addition to 19 being the winning number, Daniels noted that he purchased the scratcher on the 19th of December. He also said that when he filled out the paperwork to claim his jackpot, it required a 19-digit number. And it was on the 19th of February, he received his winnings. "So, number 19 is now my lucky number," the lottery winner said.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- General
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$1 million Scratchers lottery ticket purchased in San Jose
(KRON) — A grandfather running errands in the South Bay picked up a juicy surprise that wasn't on his grocery list. Jess Daniels took home a Scratchers ticket worth $1 million, the California Lottery announced Friday. Daniels stopped by Gateway Food & Liquor in San Jose to take a break from errands when he purchased two '$100 Million Mega Cash' Scratchers tickets. After driving home and digging into some food with his granddaughter, the two decided to get the tickets out and start scratching. South Bay city named nation's richest retirement town: report For many, the first ticket he scratched was already good enough as a winner, returning Daniels $20, which would cover the cost of the two $10 tickets. He then moved onto the second ticket as his granddaughter carefully watched. After scratching all of the winning numbers at the top of the ticket, he began to work down the rows. 'First row—43? Nope. 27? Nope. 16? Nope,' Daniels explained to the California Lottery. In the next row, he uncovered number 19. 'I've got number 19!' Daniels continued. Scratching out '$1,000…' as he moved along the space, Daniels recalled when he once won $1,000 and thought he may have won another grand. Then the zeros kept coming. 'Oh my God, Grandpa! Oh my God!' Daniels' granddaughter exclaimed as the numbers were being revealed. Daniels realized he had just won $1 million. The number 19 that brought Daniels a fortune was a theme throughout the lottery win, he told the lottery. 'It was December 19th, the winning number was number 19, and the matching number was also 19,' Daniels said. 'When I filled out the paperwork, it required a 19-digit number, and on the 19th of February, I received my check.' Needless to say, 19 is now his favorite number. Daniels isn't the only person in the Bay Area recently reaping lottery wins. On Wednesday, a SuperLotto Plus player in Cotati won the $30 million jackpot. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
