Two Sacramento-area lottery players are suddenly a lot richer after learning that $10 Scratchers tickets they picked up around town were each worth $1 million, state lottery officials announced. The California Lottery identified the winners as Cynthia Bravo of Sacramento and Metta Barone of Rocklin, and confirmed that a third $1 million ticket from the same game was sold in Long Beach. The surprise windfalls are the latest in a recent run of big-money Scratchers payouts across California.
As reported by FOX40, the Lottery named Bravo and Barone as two of the newest $1 million winners. The station notes that Bravo bought her ticket at a Chevron in Sacramento, while Barone picked up hers at a Safeway in Rocklin. One winner recalled the moment it clicked, telling the Lottery, "when I realized I had won, I was outside the store where I bought the ticket," according to the agency's announcement.
Game Details And Claiming
The million-dollar hits came on the $10 "Money Mania" Scratchers game. The odds and prize breakdown, including a note that several $1 million top prizes were still unclaimed as of mid April, are listed on the California Lottery site. Big Scratchers prizes have to be claimed through the Lottery's district offices, and retailers that sell top-prize tickets typically receive a bonus payment, according to Lottery materials.
The Lottery also points out that it has generated more than $48 billion for California public schools since 1985, per the California Lottery.
Where The Tickets Were Bought
According to FOX40, Bravo's winning ticket was sold at a Chevron near Norwood Avenue in Sacramento, while Barone's came from the Safeway in Rocklin. The outlet also reports that the third $1 million ticket in this game was sold in Long Beach.
Local retailers that sell a jackpot ticket usually get a brief surge of attention from hopeful players, and store owners often receive a small bonus payment from the Lottery for moving a top-prize Scratchers ticket. Officials remind players to sign the back of any winning ticket right away and follow the Lottery's official claiming instructions.
