California Lottery player thought he won $1K; turns out he actually won $1M

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 scratchers ticket. Turns out he was mistaken, and he actually hit the top prize of $1 million.

Iowa man with 850K-mile vehicle claims lottery prize: ‘I’ve got to get a car’

Daniel Bragg, a 46-year-old from Newtown, Iowa, won $150,000 in the "Money Gift" scratch game and plans to upgrade from his 2001 Chevy Suburban with 849,000 miles.

Winning $1.22 billion Mega Millions ticket sold in Northern California

One Californian has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three months without anyone winning the top prize, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold for the drawing Friday night.

Mega Millions: $1.7 million ticket sold in this California city

No one claimed the Mega Millions jackpot, but a lucky winner in California nabbed a $1.7 million ticket in the Christmas Eve drawing.

Christmas Eve Mega Millions jackpot reaches $1 billion

The Mega Millions jackpot crossed the billion-dollar mark ahead of its rapidly approaching Christmas Eve drawing. 

Mega Millions ticket worth $226,000 sold in Morgan Hill

While no one hit the big Mega Millions lottery jackpot in Tuesday night's drawing, two lucky people in California are taking home $226,328 each after matching 5 numbers.

2 Mega Millions tickets worth $226,000 each sold in California

The next drawing for the Mega Millions jackpot now worth an estimated $825 million will be held on Friday, Dec. 20.

Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $740 million

Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot will be the largest ever offered in December.

Lucky Santa Rosa lottery player wins $2 million

The Santa Rosa liquor store that sold the ticket is also getting a $10,000 bonus.

Woman wins $10 million California Lottery jackpot with ticket sold in Anaheim

The latest round to make the California Lottery Millionaire's Club bought their lucky tickets in Anaheim, Oxnard, Fresno, Santa Rosa, and Stanton.

Mega Millions jackpot lottery numbers: Did you win?

The Mega Millions jackpot has now grown to the tenth-largest in the game's history. Here's what to know.

Mega Millions ticket worth more than $1.2M sold in California

Election Day was a very lucky day for a Mega Millions lottery player who purchased a winning ticket worth more than $1.2 million in California.