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The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $740 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in the latest drawing. However, a ticket sold at OK Liquor in Long Beach, California, matched five numbers, earning the holder $359,992. The next drawing is scheduled for Tuesday.
Faramarz Lahijani, who claimed one of two winning Mega Millions tickets from a December 2023 drawing, is suing the California Lottery, asserting he purchased both winning tickets but lost one. Lahijani seeks the remaining $197 million from the jackpot, alleging sufficient evidence to prove his ownership of both tickets. The California Lottery has not commented on the lawsuit, and if the claim is invalid, the unclaimed prize will benefit public education in California.
A man named Faramarz Lahijani is suing the California Lottery, claiming he purchased both winning tickets for the $394 million Mega Millions prize in December 2023 but only received half of the winnings. Lahijani alleges he bought both tickets with the same numbers at a Chevron gas station in Encino, numbers chosen by his children. He filed the lawsuit just before the second half of the jackpot expired, seeking the remaining $197.5 million. The California Lottery has declined to comment on the ongoing litigation.
A Mega Millions lottery winner who purchased a ticket in Encino, California, is at risk of losing a $197.5 million prize if they don't claim it by Saturday. The ticket was one of two winning tickets sold at the same gas station in December, a rare occurrence. If unclaimed, the prize money will be distributed, with $80.5 million returned to contributing states and $13.8 million allocated to California schools. The California Lottery has seen over $1 billion in unclaimed prizes over its 40-year history, benefiting educational funding.
The California State Lottery is urging the holder of a $2.9 million Mega Millions winning ticket, purchased on December 12 in West Los Angeles, to claim their prize before the 7 p.m. deadline on Friday. If unclaimed, the money will go to public schools in California. The ticket matched five numbers but missed the Mega Number. Winners have 180 days to claim their prize.
A Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $508,408 was sold at a gas station in Chino Hills, California, after matching five numbers but missing the Mega number. The estimated jackpot for the next drawing has increased to $560 million.
A Mega Millions player in Southern California won $508,408 after purchasing a ticket from a Chino Hills gas station, matching all numbers except the mega number. The $522 million jackpot went unclaimed and will increase to $560 million for the next drawing.
Yanira Alvarez, the winner of last summer's $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot, has been revealed by California Lottery officials. She purchased the winning ticket at Las Palmitas Mini Market in downtown Los Angeles, ending a 39-draw jackpot run for Powerball. Alvarez opted for the cash value of $558.1 million before federal taxes, and this weekend's Powerball jackpot is projected to be $935 million with an estimated cash value of $449.7 million.
Yanira Alvarez has been revealed as the winner of last summer's $1.08-billion Powerball jackpot, purchased from Las Palmitas Mini Market in Los Angeles. Another Powerball draw is scheduled for Saturday with an estimated jackpot of $935 million. The prize is the third-largest Powerball jackpot in history and the seventh-largest U.S. lottery jackpot. The winner chose a one-time cash payment of $558.1 million before taxes.
Yanira Alvarez and Theodorus Struyck, both from California, claimed billion-dollar Powerball jackpots in 2023. The next Powerball drawing is on March 30 with an estimated jackpot of $935 million. The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million, and tickets can be purchased in person at various locations or online in select states.
A Mega Millions ticket sold in Riverside County, California matched five numbers in Friday's draw, winning nearly $1 million. The jackpot, which was not won, would have been worth $977 million. The next drawing on Tuesday will have a jackpot of $1.1 billion.
The California Lottery has revealed the name of Theodorus Struyck as one of the winners of the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot, representing a group of winners who bought the ticket in Frazier Park, Kern County. Little information about Struyck was released, and attempts to reach him were unsuccessful. The jackpot was won on the 36th draw, and the ticket was purchased at Midway Market, with the store receiving a $1 million bonus for selling the winning ticket.
A group of winners, represented by Theodorus Struyck, has claimed the colossal $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot from October, the second-largest jackpot prize in history. The winning ticket was purchased at Midway Market in Frazier Park, Kern County, California. The group's representative, a 65-year-old man, lives near the store, and the store received a $1 million bonus for selling the ticket. This win marks the second-largest jackpot prize in Powerball history, and California Lottery players have won or co-won the top four largest jackpots in Powerball history since 2016.
The winner of Powerball's second-largest jackpot worth $1.765 billion was revealed as Theodorus Struyck, a 65-year-old resident of Frazier Park, California, who purchased the winning ticket at a local market. The group can choose to receive the prize through 30 payments over 29 years or a one-time cash sum of $774.1 million. The historic win allowed the California Lottery to raise an additional $119.5 million for public schools, and the store that sold the winning ticket received $1 million.
The identity of the winner of the $1.765-billion Powerball jackpot from October has been revealed as Theodorus Struyck, who represents a group of people that purchased the winning ticket at Midway Market in Frazier Park. The family-owned business that sold the ticket received a $1-million bonus check, and the California Lottery Director highlighted the mission of generating additional funding for public education in the state. This jackpot is the second-largest ever won in the U.S., following the $2.04-billion Powerball jackpot in 2022.