MEDIA RESOURCES
The Lottery’s Office of Public Affairs and Communications team leads the outreach efforts highlighting the Lottery’s mission of raising additional, supplemental funding for education.
For all news media inquiries, please email us at pio@calottery.com or call 916-822-8131. Please also follow us on Twitter @calotterypress.
Lottery Media Contacts
Carolyn Becker, Deputy Director
Jorge De La Cruz, Assistant Deputy Director
Cathy Johnston, Information Officer II
Mike Bond, Information Officer I
Donna Cordova, Information Officer I
Greg Parashak, Information Officer I
If you're not with the media, please contact our main Customer Service Department at 1-800-LOTTERY (1-800-568-8379)
JUNE 2 - Powerball® Ticket Worth $6+ Million Sold at Riverside County Donut Shop
JUNE 3 - ‘Beyond Our Wildest Imagination!’ – Two Friends Team up to Win $2 Million Prize
JUNE 6 - Southern California Players Kick Off Summer With Big Wins
JUNE 8 - California Lottery Player Beats Incredible Odds to Win $426 Million Jackpot
JUNE 16 - California Lottery Launches New Tool to Track Money for Public Schools
JUNE 17 - More Than a Half Billion Dollars in Jackpots Up for Grabs This Father’s Day Weekend
JUNE 18 - Mega Millions® Ticket Sold in California Now Worth More Than $7 Million!
JUNE 22 - Small Businesses Win Big With California Lottery’s Latest Round of Millionaires
JUNE 26 - A Powerball® Ticket Worth $1.4 Million Was Sold in Southern California!
JUNE 28 - $700+ Million up for Grabs for CA Lottery Players This Week!
APRIL 4- $13 Million SuperLotto Plus® Jackpot Winner Comes Forward
APRIL 13- 'A Little Play' Pays off Big Time for California's Newest Millionaires
APRIL 18- New California State Lottery Commissioner Sworn In
APRIL 19- Powerball® Celebrates 30 Years Of Winners!
APRIL 21- Deadline Day Approaching: $2.2 Million Winning Powerball® Ticket Set to Expire
APRIL 27- Many Find Ways To Win Big as CA Lottery Reveals New Millionaires
MARCH 11- March Millions: California Lottery Announces Two New Big Winners
MARCH 18- Celebrating New Year’s in March? CA Lottery ‘New Year’s Day Millionaire’ Comes Forward
MARCH 22-SCAM WARNING: California Lottery Offers Tips on How to Avoid Being Duped
MARCH 22- ADVERTENCIA DE ESTAFA: Lotería de California ofrece consejos sobre cómo evitar ser engañado
MARCH 30-San Jose on a Lucky Streak!
FEBRUARY 2- Hands-on Approach Helps California Lottery Save Close to a Million Dollars for Public Schools
FEBRUARY 10- California Man Becomes Instant Multimillionaire… While Sitting in His Car!
FEBRUARY 21- California Lottery Launches Biggest Scratchers® Prize Ever!
FEBRUARY 28- California Lottery Highlights National Problem Gambling Awareness Month
JANUARY 2- New Year’s Day Millionaire!
JANUARY 3- Powerball® Jackpot Reaches an Estimated $540 Million
JANUARY 5- Tonight’s Powerball® Drawing: Estimated Jackpot Now at $630 Million
JANUARY 6- California Powerball® Jackpot Win in Detail
JANUARY 14- New Northern California Millionaires in the New Year
JANUARY 14- Two Southern California Winners Each Have At Least Five Million Reasons to Celebrate
JANUARY 24- Player Credits Power of Prayer and Visualization For $38 Million SuperLotto Plus Jackpot Win
JANUARY 27- January Turns Prosperous as California Lottery Announces Four New Millionaires
JANUARY 28- Mega Millions® Ticket Worth $421 Million Hits Jackpot in California
JANUARY 29- Update: $426 Million Lottery Ticket Sold in California
DECEMBER 1- 'Minor' Holiday Message About Lottery Tickets
DECEMBER 3- Trio of Lottery Players Win Combined $11 Million in Prizes!
DECEMBER 9 - Morro Bay Powerball Jackpot Winner Comes Forward to Claim Record $699.8 Million Prize
DECEMBER 15 - California Public Schools Score Big as Lottery Sales Reach a Record $8.4 Billion
DECEMBER 16 - $11 Million SuperLotto Jackpot Ticket Sold in San Jose
DECEMBER 21 - The California Lottery Receives High Honors For Its Commitment to Responsible Gaming
DECEMBER 23 - Players Aren’t the Only Winners When It Comes to Lottery Tickets
DECEMBER 30 - California State Lottery – A Winning Year For Public Schools
OCTOBER 4 - $699.8 Million Powerball® Ticket Sold in Morro Bay!
OCTOBER 5 - ¡Boleto de Powerball® Con Un Premio de $699.8 Millones se Vendio en Morro Bay!
OCTOBER 5 - California Public Schools Earn Millions from Last Night’s $699.8 Million Powerball® Jackpot!
OCTOBER 8 - Four Lucky Players Enter Fall Season with Millions
OCTOBER 13 - A Slew of SoCal Lottery Players Celebrate $1 Million Wins!
OCTOBER 27 - $2.6 Million Mega Millions® Ticket Sold in Los Angeles County
OCTOBER 28 - Two Lucky Tickets Win Big in Southern California -- Two Days in a Row
SEPTEMBER 15 - Eight Players Celebrate Scratchers® Wins in September!
SEPTEMBER 15 - New Rundown of Northern California Lottery Winners!
SEPTEMBER 16 - Draw Games Bring Players Big Prizes to End Summer!
SEPTEMBER 17 - $2.5 Million Powerball® Ticket Sold in Compton
SEPTEMBER 30 - $1.3 Million Powerball® Winning Ticket Sold in Yuba City
AUGUST 2 - POWERBALL® to Launch Third Weekly Drawing on Monday Nights
AUGUST 4 - Million Dollar Mega Millions® Ticket Sold in Pacoima
AUGUST 9 - $14 Million SuperLotto Plus® Jackpot Ticket Sold in Highland
AUGUST 12 - Summer Continues to Sizzle for These SoCal Lottery Players!
AUGUST 12 - Profitable Summer for These Central and NorCal Lottery Players!
AUGUST 12 - $4.4 Million Powerball® Ticket Sold in Temecula
AUGUST 25 - Mega Millions® Ticket Sold in La Puente Worth a Million Dollars!
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We are dedicated to maximizing supplemental funding for California public education.