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Miami Herald
08-07-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player thinks she won $500. Real amount has her in ‘speechless disbelief'
A California woman has known for more than a decade good fortune would come her way. Since she won a $30,000 prize on a Mega Millions ticket in Arizona in 2011, Deborah Trullinger just knew, California Lottery officials said in a July 3 news release. 'I've been telling everybody,' Trullinger said in the release. ''You just wait, I'm going to win the multi-million dollar jackpot.'' Turns out, her prediction wasn't wrong — a recent scratch-off ticket purchase led to her to a life-changing lottery win. Trullinger was buying groceries at a Murrieta grocery store when she decided to also pick up some lottery tickets, including a $20 Cash King ticket, lottery officials said. She ran a few more errands, then scratched her ticket once she got home 'as her husband watched the news,' lottery officials said. 'I didn't have my glasses on, so I was scratching, and I thought 'Oh! I won 500 dollars,'' Trullinger said. 'Then I said 'honey, I think I won 5,000' and then I go, 'wait a minute.'' 'Overwhelmed,' she walked in front of her husband; she stood there 'speechless,' lottery officials said. 'What?' he asked. 'You won $5,000?' 'No,' Trullinger said. 'We won a little more than that.' The couple had won the game's top prize of $5 million, lottery officials said. Trullinger verified her win using the lottery app on her phone. When she held her phone up to her husband, he 'joined her in speechless disbelief,' lottery officials said. 'We both broke down in tears,' Trullinger said. 'It was just an unforgettable moment.' The couple, who will soon celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary, plans to use their winnings to move up retirement and travel together. Hawaii, a new car and maybe a new home are among the things they are immediately eyeing, lottery officials said. While Trullinger's prediction may have been more than a decade in the making, 'she was right all along, and it came along just at the right time,' lottery officials said. Murrieta is about an 85-mile drive southeast from Los Angeles.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Winning $15 million lottery scratcher sold in Los Angeles
A California Lottery player has become the first top-prize winner of the state's 40th anniversary-themed Scratchers game, taking home a staggering $15 million. Israel Martin Rodriguez scored the jackpot with a 40 Years of Play! Scratchers ticket purchased at a 7-Eleven on the corner of Oxnard Street and Woodman Avenue in Van Nuys. The winning scratcher, which was purchased in February, also netted the store a $75,000 bonus for selling the ticket. California Lottery official Nancy Weimer presented a celebratory poster to 7-Eleven franchisee Karam Singh and store employee Massi Singh earlier this year. The special edition scratcher game was launched on Jan. 20 to commemorate four decades since voters created the California Lottery in 1985. The $40 ticket features prizes ranging from $40 to $15 million, with overall odds of winning better than 1 in 3, California Lottery officials said. Only five top prizes are available, and just two have been claimed so far. The winner and selling location of the other jackpot winner have yet to be announced. The California Lottery said that information will be released 'soon.' Players interested in playing the 40th anniversary-themed game but who don't want to spend $40 can opt for a $2 version, which offers a top prize of $40,000. Other recent winners during the Lottery's anniversary year include Margarito Gonzales Cortes, who won $1 million with a Triple Red 777 ticket in San Jose; Enrique Baldoni, who claimed $5 million with a Cash King ticket in Seal Beach; and Fidencio Duran Macias, who picked up a $7.5 million prize from a Crossword Extreme ticket in Huntington Beach. More information on California Lottery games can be found at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Mass. residents celebrate big lottery wins in March
DORCHESTER, Mass. (WWLP) – Several Massachusetts residents are starting the month with life-changing prizes after recent wins in a variety of Massachusetts State Lottery instant ticket games. 'You can win more in Mass!' New Hampshire resident said after winning $4M on scratch ticket purchased in Somerville Jessica Wood of Auburn became the first-ever winner of the new '$100 a Week for Life' instant ticket game, which launched on February 18. Wood selected the annuity option for her prize, receiving an initial payment of $5,200 before taxes to cover her first year's winnings. Beginning in the second year, she will receive weekly $100 payments for the rest of her life. Wood shared that she plans to use her winnings to support her family and grow her savings. The winning $1 ticket was purchased at Greige Summit, located at 321 Southbridge St. in Auburn. For selling the winning ticket, the store will receive a $1,040 bonus from the Massachusetts State Lottery. In addition to the lifetime winnings, two players claimed $1 million prizes from separate instant ticket games. Robert Hadayia of Norfolk celebrated a big win after claiming a $1 million prize from the Massachusetts State Lottery's '$4,000,000 Bonus Bucks' instant ticket game. Hadayia, accompanied by his wife Marissa, collected the winnings at the Lottery's Dorchester headquarters. He chose the cash option, receiving a one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes. Hadayia said he plans to use his prize money to make home improvements and purchase two new cars. The lucky ticket was bought at Snacks Express, located at 60 South St. in Boston. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Amjad Rubieh of Winthrop also won $1 million, this time from the '$10,000,000 Cash King' instant ticket game. Rubieh took the cash option and received a $650,000 lump sum before taxes. He said he plans to invest his winnings. Rubieh purchased his winning ticket at Saratoga Market, located at 16 Trident St. in East Boston. The store also receives a $10,000 bonus. The Massachusetts State Lottery continues to award prizes of all sizes through its array of instant ticket games, creating winners across the state while supporting local businesses through retailer bonuses. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
