California's 2022 lottery winners: A mystery billionaire and 100+ millionaires

Comment #17

GiveFive — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 14:13:09 GMT

In Florida we don't have a map such as you described for Louisiana, but I wish we did.

That said, The Florida Lottery creates a report listing jackpot winners and loads it onto it's website. It lists the Florida cities and towns jackpot winners live in. It's not much of a surprise to me that Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville and Tampa appear on that report more often than all of the other cities/towns in Florida.

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Comment #16

PrisonerSix — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 02:19:37 GMT

I think it should be won in Louisiana.

Comment #15

noise-gate — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 23:12:24 GMT

* You should have kept your mouth shut Fellini now a Californian is going to do just that.. win it all.

Comment #14

fellini — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 22:53:31 GMT

Well hopefully someone in California does'nt win the Mega Millions worth $640 million currently.That jackpot is all mine.

Comment #13

noise-gate — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 22:34:25 GMT

The pari- mutual was awful pitiful atrocious is more like it. A true head hanging down shame moment if ever there was one Jeff.

Comment #12

PrisonerSix — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:00:26 GMT

That is true. In my state, the lottery website has a map of where winning tickets are sold. Most are sold in the southeastern part of the state(New Orleans and Baton Rouge), where most of the state's population is. More people, more retailers, more tickets sold.

There are winning tickets sold in smaller communities, but not as many as in the larger cities.

Comment #11

Bleudog101 — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:24:45 GMT

Don't give 'em any ideas, they will get the $100 ticket.

Employees of Primm Lotto store dreading to go to work today when they learn the Mega Millions jackpot not one and long lines will return from Las Vegas area. $640 million so far.

Speaking of CA, the pari-mutuel was awful to the two five digit winners of MM last night

Comment #10

winterhug — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 11:38:05 GMT

Thanks, I did not know California has the most lottery retailers in the country. It seem odd, with so many retailers, California does not have a $100 scratch off ticket like Texas has.

Comment #9

Bleudog101 — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 07:15:10 GMT

Prove to me that beyond a reasonable doubt this is true.

Prove your statement; hearsay isn't going to cut it.

Comment #8

wander73 — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 22:52:56 GMT

the ca lottery claimant is associated with the NFL franchise team, Cincinnati bengals. no lie.

Comment #7

TheMeatman2005 — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 14:22:18 GMT

More people + more vendors = more sales more winners.

It's just a ratio thing.

Comment #6

Todd — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 12:40:02 GMT

California has something like 23,000 retailers in the state more than any other state. The next closest is Texas, with around 21,000. Then it drops off to New York, with around 15,000.

Comment #5

winterhug — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 11:40:53 GMT

I often wondered why so many lottery winners are in California, then I read this article. It seems that every store or venue that sells products also sell lottery tickets. I was surprised to learn that CVS also sells tickets. In my state I have never seen a lottery vending machine in a CVS. Walmart only recently added lottery vending machines. Only certain grocery stores have lottery vending machines as well.

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Comment #4

goldfish777 — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 05:28:47 GMT

I'm happy for the winners but have a hard time believe 70+ Million dollars goes to CA schools, they are in such bad shape, overcrowded and everything is OLD. My daughter went to LAUSD until I had enough and moved.

Comment #3

Mata Garbo — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 22:09:10 GMT

Some of these stories are amazing. The woman who went from recycling bottles and cans for money to 13 million dollars. And the gentleman who wrote on a vision board that he would buy a $30.00 scratch off and win 10 million. And proceeded to go out and do just that. That is fascinating.

Comment #2

Lynn-Lynn — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 22:02:40 GMT

2022 has been a total blessing to so many, congratulations to everyone.

Comment #1

sully16 — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 19:30:46 GMT

Congrats to all the happy winners, enjoy and Happy New Year.

California's 2022 lottery winners: A mystery billionaire and 100+ millionaires

Lottery Post — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 16:33:54 GMT

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