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Sunday, June 21, 2026

By Public News Service Sunday, June 21, 2026

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Native Americans some of the first to toss the dice

USA/Sunday Feature— By Eric Galatas, producer, Colorado News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service. Native Americans on the western Great Plains were making and tossing dice 6,000 years before people in Africa, Asia, and Europe, according to new research at Colorado State University. Games of chance are considered the intellectual precursors to probability theory, statistics, and scientific thinking. […]

Thursday, June 11, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, June 11, 2026

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Two Southland SuperLotto Plus players each win nearly $17,000

Lottery/SuperLotto Plus— The SuperLotto Plus jackpot rolled over to $28 million after no ticket had all of the six winning numbers in last night’s draw. However, two Southland players did get very lucky with tickets missing just one digit– the Mega. Each one of those tickets is worth $16,851, according to the California Lottery. One hot money ticket was purchased […]

Sunday, June 7, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, June 7, 2026

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A Powerball ticket worth over $500,000 sold in SoCal

Lottery/Powerball— No one hit the Powerball jackpot last night, but one lucky SoCal player is now more than half a million dollars richer. That player bought a ticket with five of the winning numbers, missing only the Powerball. It was still two dollars well spent because the ticket is worth $559,925, according to the California Lottery. The hot ticket was […]

Sunday, April 12, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, April 12, 2026

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A Powerball ticket worth $2.24 million sold in Calabasas

Lottery/Powerball— Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in the San Fernando Valley for last night’s draw is now a millionaire! That’s right, the hot ticket was purchased at a Shell station at 22295 Mulholland Highway in Calabasas. The ticket does not have all six of the winning numbers, so no jackpot. However, it does have five of those lucky digits, […]

Sunday, March 15, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 15, 2026

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SuperLotto Plus $10 million jackpot ticket sold in Southland

Southland/Lottery Jackpot Winner— Someone is going to jump for joy when they realize they won a SuperLotto Plus jackpot! The ticket bought in Orange County for last night’s draw is worth $10 million, according to the California Lottery. It holds all of the winning numbers: 10, 15, 16, 21, 33, and the Mega 6. The lucky ticket was sold by […]

Friday, February 27, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, February 27, 2026

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Another big money SuperLotto Plus ticket sold in SoCal

SoCal/Lottery Ticket— In less than a week, a second SuperLotto Plus ticket missed the jackpot by one number, but still delivered a big payout. The hot ticket is from last Wednesday’s draw on February 25 and is worth $35,578, according to the California Lottery. Last Saturday, in a SuperLotto Plus draw, another ticket bought in Los Angeles County had five […]

Sunday, February 22, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, February 22, 2026

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SuperLotto Plus ticket worth more than $35,000 sold in Southland

Southland/Hot Lottery Ticket— The SuperLotto Plus jackpot rolled over once again. No ticket from last night’s draw had all six winning digits. However, one lucky ticket did come close, missing the jackpot by the Mega Ball number. That ticket was sold in Los Angeles County and is worth $35,224! The lucky ticket was bought at Royal Liquor & Wine, […]

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, February 10, 2026

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Watch out scammers sending fake alerts about lottery wins

Lottery scams— The California Lottery never sends out unsolicited emails, direct messages, texts, or phone calls. Nor does it ask winners to pay fees or taxes in advance to claim a prize. Only frausters do that. So watch out! Scammers are out to trick you into giving up your sensitive information and or hard-earned money. In a recent press […]

Saturday, January 24, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, January 24, 2026

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Mega Millions player buys ticket in SoCal worth more than $1.2 million

Lottery Winner— A Mega Millions ticket buyer in California got super lucky Friday night. The ticket holder has a winning ticket worth a ton of money. No one hit the $266 million jackpot yesterday, but two tickets had five of the winning numbers. They missed only the Mega Ball. Each won more than a million dollars! One of those […]