“He kidded me if the reason I wasn’t at work was because I had won the million,” Chavez said in the release. “He even ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto Two Powerball tickets sold in California won $27,402 each, but just missed the $88 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched four of five winning numbers ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - 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. Winner Jeffry Figueroa was ...