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Calif. woman uses family birthdates in lottery winNews Story
By Todd Northrop A Southern California woman won half of an $18 million California SuperLotto Plus jackpot, and she has her children and grandchildren to thank for the win. Audelia Ramirez of Alhambra, California, won the sizable lottery fortune by using her children and grandchildren's birthdays to pick the winning numbers. The California Lottery said Thursday that Ramirez claimed her $9 million prize Wednesday and said she'd love to buy a new house after living in a small apartment fo
Sep 12, 2011, 8:44 am - Lottery News

Calif. store sells $2M lottery ticket 1 month after starting salesNews Story
By Todd Northrop A winning scratch-off lottery ticket worth $2 million was sold at a Spring Valley, California, 'mom and pop' shop that had only been selling lottery tickets for a month, lottery officials announced Monday. The winner wished to remain anonymous, but lottery officials said the Set for Life ticket was purchased last week at Ray's Market at 9762 Campo Road. Ray's Market opened for business six years ago and just started selling California Lottery tickets in July. It's a
Aug 30, 2011, 7:59 am - Lottery News

Millions in lottery jackpots expire every yearNews Story
If you are the ticket holder for the winning Massachusetts Mega Millions consolation prize with the numbers: 2, 7, 10, 16 and 29, we have some bad news for you. You have just missed your chance to claim $250,000. The jackpot expired Wednesday. In six more days, on Aug. 3, a $900,000 jackpot is in danger of becoming little more than wishful thinking for some unlucky winner in Florida. ABC News have found at least six other jackpots ranging from $10,000 (two in Arizona expiring Aug. 8 and Au
Jul 29, 2011, 9:31 am - Lottery News

Man wins lottery with numbers from fortune cookieNews Story
A National City, California, man who has played the same Fantasy 5 numbers for a decade finally hit the jackpot, California Lottery officials announced Tuesday. Miguel Bernal is one of two winners holding a ticket worth $153,681. The other ticket was bought in Belmont, in Northern California. The winning numbers in Monday night's draw were 5, 7, 21, 32, and 33. Bernal told lottery officials that he got the numbers out of a fortune cookie 10 years ago and started playing them. The winnin
Jun 29, 2011, 7:41 am - Lottery News

Robbery suspects caught on tape redeeming stolen lottery ticketsNews Story
Cops are looking for a man who has been caught on tape redeeming stolen California lottery tickets. Stockton investigators say the man robbed Sally s Beauty Supply on Pacific Avenue in January, the Quick Stop on Fremont Street in January and again in March, the 7-11 on Da Vinci Drive and the AM/PM in Manteca, both in March. At the 7-11 robbery, cops say the man took lottery tickets. Winning tickets from that stolen bunch have been redeemed by a man and woman at a Quick Stop in Antioch. The
Apr 25, 2011, 7:15 am - Lottery News

Pair arrested for allegedly stealing lottery ticketsNews Story
Police say they found stolen scratchers at the couple's hotel Two Glendale, California, residents were arrested Sunday for allegedly stealing dozens of lottery scratchers after distracting a store clerk, police said. Melody Keshishzadeh, 20, and Sevak Vardumyan, 21, were arrested about 4:40 p.m. at the Days Inn on Pioneer Drive after police spotted their Cadillac in the parking lot, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. Either way, the scratchers would have been a losing prospect. St
Apr 12, 2011, 2:35 pm - Lottery News

$32M Calif. Lottery jackpot claimedNews Story
Jim Kitauchi is one of only about 8,000 Orosi, California, residents; now he is one of its most rich and famous. The 53-year-old quality control inspector and life-long resident of Orosi, came forward Tuesday to claim Saturday's $32 million California SuperLotto Plus jackpot. Despite Kitauchi's newfound wealth, he said he had no plans to move from Orosi. I'm just going back to a normal routine, he said. He did however plan to quit his job to pursue his other passions, including opening his
Jan 20, 2011, 9:48 am - Lottery News

California Lottery has Thanksgiving millionaireNews Story
Regular customer bought $8 million lottery ticket at Daly City market, employees say Someone was especially thankful this Thanksgiving: He won $8 million in Wednesday's California SuperLotto Plus drawing. The winning ticket came out of Manila Oriental Market at 950 King Drive, California Lottery officials said. The ticket was the only one to match the right numbers 41, 22, 43, 44, 15 and the Mega 14. No one had claimed the prize as of Monday the earliest the winner could do so given tha
Nov 30, 2010, 6:03 am - Lottery News

Calif. lottery winners try to remain as anonymous as possibleNews Story
A man and wife from Thousand Oaks, California, are overnight millionaires after the SuperLotto Plus ticket they purchased last week matched all six numbers in Saturday's draw. After the winning ticket went unclaimed for two days, California Lottery officials announced Monday they were looking for the winners. Mike and Lynda Weeks came forward Tuesday afternoon to claim their $30 million prize. The couple decided to take the cash option of $19.9 million. The Weeks' winning numbers: 35, 1
Oct 18, 2010, 9:16 am - Lottery News

California woman receives surprise $1 million lottery checkNews Story
When Judith Tate showed up at Ron's Liquors in San Jose Thursday for a community party to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the California Lottery, she thought she might win $1,000. Instead, the 64-year-old retired accounting supervisor was handed a check with three extra zeros. Yup. A cool $1 million. Oh my God, Tate repeated in front of a gaggle of lottery executives, some of them tearing up just like her. She buried her face in her hands, and then turned to her 41-year-old son, Will Mo
Oct 8, 2010, 9:27 am - Lottery News