The California lottery scene is buzzing, yet again, with a solid million-dollar infusion, all thanks to the numbers game that keeps the Golden State in the mix for big wins and even bigger dreams of striking it rich. This time around, the Mega Millions has smiled upon Van Nuys, with a ticket sold at D & K Liquor garnishing a sweet $1,058,180 prize, as reported by CBS News Los Angeles.

While one New Jersey player is on the verge of turning their ordinary Tuesday into a lifetime supply of champagne wishes and caviar dreams after snatching the jaw-dropping $1.13 billion jackpot. A Southern Californian laid claim to a life-changing sum, matching five out of the six numbers, which were 7, 11, 22, 29, and 38; as fate would have it, the slippery Megaball number, a mere 4, eluded the Californian's grasp, according to KTLA.

Not to be overshadowed by hypotheticals, the near-billionaire from New Jersey faces the quintessential lottery conundrum—going the annuity route and relishing in a gradual increase of payments that feels like stretching Christmas over three decades or diving Scrooge McDuck style into a lump sum of an estimated $537.5 million cash, details of which were given by KTLA.

Back in Van Nuys, Pramila Sood, manager of D&K Liquor, ostensibly a clairvoyant, recounted her inkling that their store, which evidently dabbles in selling the golden ticket, would produce a winner this week, "I was having a strong feeling from the last two days, that somebody will hit, I don't know why," she disclosed with a grin, echoing the sentiments to CBS News Los Angeles, now, take a moment to imagine the collective side-eye of seasoned statisticians and skeptics alike.

The win catapults D & K Liquor to fame, stamping its first-time win on the map, yet the Mega Millions and Powerball lottery gods are far from done, reseting their jackpot to $20 million and dangling an impressive $865 million in front of hopefuls respectively. The allure is undeniable, it's an American pastime that comes with the stingy odds of 1 in 302.6 million, but ask any of the past winners, like Edwin Castro, who pocketed a lump sum of $997.6 million, and they'll tell you, someone's gotta win, and why not me right? that's the siren call of the lottery, hope wrapped in a $2 ticket.