02.23.2008
Six California Lottery Tickets Each Worth $159K
SACRAMENTO – The MEGA Millions jackpot was captured by a player outside of California tonight, but six California tickets came close getting five of the six winning numbers.
Those tickets are each worth $159,065 and were purchased at authorized California Lottery retailers from Orange to Mendocino counties:
| 7-Eleven |
1533 Peck Road |
South El Monte |
| 7-Eleven |
818 West 17th Street |
Santa Ana |
| Roseville Union 76 |
1398 Blue Oaks Boulevard |
Roseville |
| Tooley Oil #94 |
1813 Taylor Road |
Roseville |
| Fort Bragg Circle K |
1004 South Main Street |
Fort Bragg |
| Bel Air Market 514 |
7465 Rush River Drive |
Sacramento |
The California Lottery wants to remind winners if they think they are a winner to sign the back of their tickets, keep tickets in a safe place and contact Lottery officials or visit your local Lottery District Office (http://www.calottery.com/AboutUs/Locations) as soon as possible. Winners have 180 days from the date of the draw to claim prizes.
More than 95 cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the community in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retail commissions. The California Lottery contributes at least 34 cents of every dollar that players spend on Lottery products to public education and returns more than 50 percent of sales to players in the form of prizes. Since its inception in 1985, the Lottery has contributed more than $20 billion to California schools out of total sales of nearly $55 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.5 billion in compensation since 1985.