Santa Clara Winner Still Missing, Ticket Worth $368,554

02.29.2008
Santa Clara Winner Still Missing, Ticket Worth $368,554

SACRAMENTO – It has been two weeks and the ticket owner who bought their winning MEGA Millions ticket in Santa Clara is still missing. This player matched five of the six numbers in the February 15th draw and won $368,554.

The winning ticket was purchased at Bobby’s Liquor & Grocery located at 2327 El Camino Real in Santa Clara.

The California Lottery reminds winners 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.

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