A casual stop at a San Francisco cafe or a Huntington Park donut shop turned into a serious payday this week, as seven Fantasy 5 players across California split $704,170 in jackpots. The winning tickets, sold between June 1 and June 8, came with payouts ranging from about $83,900 to nearly $180,000.
According to The Sacramento Bee, the seven tickets together totaled $704,170 in prize money. Reporter Don Sweeney’s rundown details where the winning tickets were sold and how much each one was worth.
Where the Winning Tickets Were Sold
The California Lottery’s Fantasy 5 draw pages list recent top-prize sellers, including two tickets worth $90,122 each. One was sold at 1501 Ocean Ave. in San Francisco and the other at Liquor Maxx No. 2 in Stockton. The Lottery also reports $88,232 jackpots from the June 3 drawing at Chevron stations in North Palm Springs and Ventura, and notes that Fantasy 5 plays cost $1 and the odds of matching all five numbers are 1 in 575,757, according to the California Lottery.
The Sacramento Bee fills in the rest of the winners’ map. Supreme Donut House in Huntington Park sold a ticket worth $179,632. A 7‑Eleven in San Gabriel and Oxnard Shores Bottle Shoppe in Oxnard each sold tickets paying $83,915. The tickets tied to Stockton and San Francisco each paid $90,122.
The Bee identifies the San Francisco winner’s spot as Lucky Ocean Cafe at 1501 Ocean Ave., while the Lottery’s draw page lists that same address under a different business name. Winners have 180 days from the date of their drawing to claim prizes of $600 or more, the Bee notes.
How to Check Your Ticket and Claim
If you picked up a Fantasy 5 ticket in any of these cities, you can see if it is a winner by checking the California Lottery website or mobile app, using the Check‑A‑Ticket feature, or scanning your ticket at a Check‑A‑Ticket machine in a Lottery retailer.
For help with gambling-related problems, call the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1‑800‑522‑4700 or visit the National Council on Problem Gambling.
Retailers Get a Cut
The Lottery’s retailer regulations include a 0.5% bonus for stores that sell a five-of-five Fantasy 5 ticket, which is a small incentive that often translates into bragging rights and a bump in foot traffic. The California Lottery regulations also outline how retailers are compensated and how Lottery proceeds are directed to support public education.
