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03.14.2008
California Lottery Eager to Find Santa Clara Winner of $368,554
SACRAMENTO – Few would knowingly ignore a Lottery ticket worth $368,554, so the California Lottery is asking players to double check their tickets from a draw that occurred one month ago.
On February 15 a ticket sold in Santa Clara held five of the six MEGA Millions’ winning numbers. For some players, that may have been a holiday weekend. It’s possible the winner was visiting the Bay Area between Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day.
The ticket was purchased at Bobby’s Liquor & Grocery located at 2327 El Camino Real in Santa Clara. The winning numbers were 7, 11, 26, 30, 53 and the Mega Ball number was 14. The ticket matched all the numbers except the Mega Ball number.
Lottery officials always encourage players 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.
Every penny of unclaimed prizes is added to the contribution the Lottery delivers to California schools. Last fiscal year, more than $29 million in unclaimed prizes was forwarded to public education.
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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