SACRAMENTO – Someone who purchased a MEGA Millions® ticket in San Clemente five months ago has less than a month to step forward to claim the prize. Their winning ticket was purchased for the April 28 draw and is worth $133,825.
The ticket was purchased at Club House Liquor #2, 628 Camino De Los Maros. The winning numbers were 15, 20, 24, 36, 44, and the Mega number – the only number the ticket did not match – was 6.
Winners have 180 days from the date of the draw to claim prizes. The California Lottery reminds 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 as soon as possible to claim their prize. This ticket expires October 25, 2009.
MEGA Millions is a multi-state game, played in California and 11 other states. Players pick five numbers from a field of 56 plus a Mega number from a field of 46. Draw times are Tuesdays and Fridays at 8:00 p.m. PST. Tickets are $1 and can be purchased from any of the more than 21,000 California Lottery retailers. Please visit the California Lottery’s MEGA Millions site for more information.
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, Lottery players have 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.