The California Lottery announced Tuesday that a Mega Millions player only realized he bought a winning ticket in Los Angeles ...

“He kidded me if the reason I wasn’t at work was because I had won the million,” Chavez said in the release. “He even ...

A Powerball ticket sold in California won $18,461 but just missed the $59 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket ...

Jeffry Figueroa, who purchased his lucky Winter Magic Multiplier scratcher for $10 at Koko’s Liquor in Los Angeles, drove to ...

A lighthearted text from a co-worker led a man to learn that he had won $1.2 million after playing the California lottery.

A California lottery player got a shock of a lifetime when he went to claim what he thought was a $1,000 prize from a winning ...

The California Lottery said two Bay Area residents won big on Scratchers this month. Fredi Zunun, who bought a Scratcher at a ...

Better odds and bigger jackpots. The California Lottery Commission is scheduled to vote Thursday on changing the way the Mega Millions game is played.

Getty Images/iStockphoto A Powerball ticket sold in California won $28,258, but just missed the $48 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched four of five winning numbers and the ...

SACRAMENTO — Better odds and bigger jackpots. The California Lottery Commission is scheduled to vote Thursday on changing the way the Mega Millions game is played. If approved by the commission ...