Mega Millions tickets spike to $5, promises bigger jackpots, better odds

Starting Tuesday, the starting jackpot for the Mega Million lottery game will balloon to $50 million, though it also costs more than double to play.

Powerball ticket worth $527 million sold in California

One lucky California Lottery player matched all 5 numbers and the Powerball in Saturday night's drawing.

$5.7 million Powerball ticket sold in Northern California

A Powerball player in Northern California is holding a $5.7 million ticket after matching the first five numbers in Wednesday night's draw, the California Lottery reports

2 Bay Area lottery players are now millionaires

"At first, I thought I had won $1,000, but then my kid pointed out, ‘No, that’s not a thousand, that’s a million!’"

South Bay grandfather wins $1 million scratcher, as granddaughter looks on

"Oh my God, Grandpa!" A South Bay grandfather has struck it rich, winning the top prize of $1 million in a California Lottery scratchers game.

$30M SuperLotto Plus jackpot ticket sold in North Bay

A winning SuperLotto Plus ticket worth $30 million was sold at a Cotati convenience store, according to the California Lottery.

Bay Area man won $7.5 million from a lottery scratchers; says he won't be quitting his job

Joel McCauley picked up a California Lottery scratcher ticket on his way to work, as he often does. The Bay Area man recently hit the top prize of "an astonishing $7.5 million."