SACRAMENTO – Two lucky California Lottery players who purchased their tickets in Torrance and Montecito for Tuesday night’s MEGA Millions® draw now have one more reason to celebrate this 4th of July weekend. Their tickets matched five of six numbers, missing only the Mega number, and are worth $114,010.
The first winning ticket was purchased at J&S Liquor, which is located at 23804 Crenshaw Boulevard in Torrance. The second winning ticket was purchased at Bottle Shop, which is located at 1200 Coast Village Road in Montecito. The winning numbers were 55, 49, 54, 7, 34, and the Mega number was 34. No one matched all six numbers, and Friday’s jackpot is projected to be $113 million.
The California Lottery wants to remind winners to sign the backs of their tickets, keep tickets in a safe place and contact Lottery officials or visit their local Lottery District Office (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 nearly $21 billion to California schools out of total sales of nearly $56 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.6 billion in compensation since 1985.