CA Lottery Winners Making Billions, Losing Millions In 2024

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That is a whopping $15.3 million more than was unclaimed in 2023.

The latter half of 2024 is already on track to be record setting for unclaimed prizes. When two jackpot -winning tickets were sold at the same gas station, only one was claimed, and the other expired with the winner claiming he deserves both halves of the jackpot. He claims to have bought both winning tickets but lost one. The lost ticket expired, and a lawsuit is pending.

Here’s A Look At The Biggest Winners In The 2024 Lottery

1 . Mega Millions: Winners Take Home $1.765 Billion

Theodorus Struyck came forward for the group that won $1.765 billion in a Mega Millions Drawing, the CA Lottery said. Struyck and his associates purchased the ticket at Midway Market in Frazier Park ahead of the historic draw in October 2023. Midway Market earned $1 million for the and was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won. California schools benefitted from an additional $119.5 million during that billion-dollar funding period.

2. Another Powerball Billionaire Made In California: $1.08 Billion Prize

On March 29, Yanira Alvarez claimed her prize of $1.08 billion on a Powerball ticket purchased at Las Palmitas Mini Market in downtown Los Angeles. According to the CA Lottery, it took Alarez eight months to claim the prize. Las Palmitas Mini Market took home $1 million for the sale.

In August, Alvarez reached out to the community over Facebook, seeking others who needed help. “I know that true wealth isn’t just about money – it’s about the positive impact we can have on others,” she said.

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3. Two Winning Jackpots Total $395 Million, One Unlucky Lucky Winner

It was mid-June when Faramarz Lahijani entered an Encino Chevron gas station and purchased two Mega Millions tickets with identical draw numbers, he claims. He was able to claim half of the winning $395 million, walking away with $197.5 million. Unfortunately, he misplaced the second ticket, he said. Both tickets had the numbers 21, 26, 53, 66, 70 and the Mega Ball number 13.

Lahijani claimed the first prize this past summer, valued at $197,500,000 when split in half. At the time of the drawing, California Lottery officials said they were unsure if the same market ever sold two winning tickets for the same jackpot before.

The CA Lottery declined to comment on Lahijani’s attempt to claim the second half of the jackpot, saying: “It would not be appropriate for the California Lottery to comment on an active lawsuit or any pending litigation to protect the integrity of the process involved.”

4. Fortunate Father, Civil Servant Claims $54 Million SuperLotto Plus Prize

On Dec. 3, Terry Thomas came forward to announce his win at the SuperLotto Plus prize of $54 million, according to the CA Lottery. His jackpot was won in July, when he matched all six numbers on a ticket purchased at a 7-Eleven on Cottonwood Street in Woodland.

5. Multimillionaire Made In Dana Point: “Playing The Lottery My Only Luxury

A lifetime civil servant, Jerry Heath picked up $44.3 million in a Powerball jackpot claimed in December. “I’m a very fortunate human being,” he told the CA Lottery. Heath bought his ticket in August at Ralph’s grocery on Golden Lantern in Dana Point. “It would not be appropriate for the California Lottery to comment on an active lawsuit or any pending litigation to protect the integrity of the process involved,” his statement read. He said he plays the lottery daily, and now that he has “conquered Powerball,” he has his sights set on SuperLotto Plus.

Read also: Jackpot-Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In SoCal

6. SuperLotto Plus Jackpot Worth $23 Million Sold At The Copa, Copacabana

A Northridge market sold a SuperLotto Plus jackpot ticket worth $23 million, and in June, Adrian Mac stepped forward to claim their prize. The store owner was granted $115,000 for the sale, which he plans to use to update his store, the Copacabana Market.

7. “Now They Know It’s Possible!” SuperLotto Plus Winner Brings Home $20 Million

A winning SuperLotto Plus ticket was sold in February at the Y & Y Market in Los Angeles. The winner, Hyo Suk Jang, took home a whopping $20,000,000 after hitting numbers in that draw and claimed their prize.

8. Autumn Victories Claimed In February:

In October, Andrew Osbourne won $18 million in a SuperLotto Plus® jackpot. That winning ticket was sold at Southport Mart in West Sacramento, and Osbourne came forward with his winnings in February.

9. A Fortune In Fortuna: $15 Million SuperLotto Plus Jackpot Claimed

A September SuperLotto Plus winning ticket sold in Fortuna was at last claimed in February. John Ohara took home a windfall of $15 million in the SuperLotto Plus drawing from September 6, 2023. That lucky ticket came from the Shell station on Riverwalk Drive.

10. Scratchers Turn Return Players Into Millionaires

Multiple $10 Scratchers players took home $10 million, $7 million, and even$5 million in prize-winning tickets this year. Some attribute it to offering “the most bonus spots in a single game in CA Lottery history.” Scratchers accounted for the remainder of this year’s “big money prizes,” with a total of 20 Scratchers ticket winners bringing home prize winnings worth talking about.

Read also: $5M Lottery Scratchers Ticket Sold In Oceanside

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