SACRAMENTO – The California Lottery is on the lookout for lucky players who purchased winning MEGA Millions tickets in Los Gatos and Sylmar one month ago and have yet to claim their prizes. The tickets hit five of six winning numbers in the May 15 drawing, missing only the Mega number, and are worth $103,875 each.
The Los Gatos winning ticket was purchased at the 7-Eleven located at 657 North Santa Cruz Avenue. The Sylmar winner was purchased at Giant Liquor, which is located at 13845 Foothill Blvd. The winning numbers are 48, 12, 24, 7, 36, and the Mega number is 27.
The California Lottery wants to remind winners to sign the back of their tickets, keep tickets in a safe place and contact Lottery officials or visit their local Lottery District Office (http://www.calottery.com/AboutUs/Locations) as soon as possible.
Tickets worth $600 or more cannot be claimed at the retailer. Players must submit their ticket and a claim form either by mail to headquarters or in person at any Lottery District Office. Prizes will be mailed within four to six weeks and 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 nearly $21 billion to California schools out of total sales of more than $56 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.6 billion in compensation since 1985.