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A longtime lottery player in San Jose hit a $1 million jackpot playing a Scratchers game – and he discovered his new lucky number in the process, the California Lottery announced Thursday.

A lucky lottery player is $30 million richer after hitting the jackpot on a SuperLotto Plus ticket sold in the North Bay, according to the California Lottery.

A lucky lottery player is $30 million richer after hitting the jackpot on a SuperLotto Plus ticket sold in the North Bay, according to the California Lottery.

The man whose card was stolen is offering to split the cash with the lucky winners.

A Mountain View man gave hope to the thousands of people who religiously purchase Scratchers games for years after he scored $7.5 million on one after buying them for nearly two decades, California Lottery officials said Thursday.

A lucky lottery player in the East Bay is $2 million richer after hitting the jackpot on a Scratchers ticket, according to the California Lottery.

A Southern California man realized he won $1.2 million in the California Lottery Mega Millions after a coworker jokingly texted him about winning.

A pair of lottery Scratchers players in the Bay Area recently came away with $1 million jackpot-winning tickets, according to the California Lottery.

A single ticket sold in Northern California won Friday’s $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the lottery announced.

A single ticket sold in California won Friday’s $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the lottery announced Saturday morning.

Mega Millions is played in 45 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The five states that do not participate in this lottery are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.

Larger payouts attract more media attention, increase ticket sales and bring in new players.

Depending on where you live, you could miss out on $125 million of your winnings due to state taxes.

A lucky lottery player in a small Central California town came away with a nice Christmas surprise: a Mega Millions ticket worth nearly $1.8 million.

There was no jackpot winner on Christmas Eve, raising the pot to $1.15 billion for the Friday drawing.

The jackpot has been growing for more than three months.

The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to an estimated $944 million after another drawing without a big winner Friday night.

An $862 million Mega Millions jackpot is up for grabs Friday night, giving a lucky player the chance to stuff tons of stockings this holiday season.

A lucky Powerball lottery player in Northern California is holding a ticket worth $1.4 million after matching the first five numbers in Wednesday night’s draw, according to the California Lottery.

A pair of lucky lottery players, one in the East Bay and one in the North Bay, combined to win $7.8 million on Scratchers tickets, according to the California Lottery.