A Mega Millions ticket sold in the Southland is one sweet and rich Valentine’s Day treat. The ticket had all the winning numbers for the February 14 draw except for the Mega Ball. The ticket is worth $1,499,864!! Someone purchased that ticket at Stater Bros grocery market at 78-630 Highway 111 in La Quinta, a desert town in Riverside County. The big money digits are 11, 19, 31, 49, 56, and the Mega 16.
No ticket carried all those winning numbers, so the jackpot has rolled over to an estimated $145 million. Mega Millions draws are held on Fridays and Tuesdays. The next draw is tomorrow, Tuesday, February 18. Players can select their own numbers or allow the random number generator to choose them. The odds of picking all five numbers plus the Mega is about 1 in 302 million. A long shot. Yes. It may take a while, but eventually, someone wins the jackpot. Each ticket cost $2.
California Lottery hits milestone
Meanwhile, the California Lottery is celebrating a milestone. Since 1985, California Lottery reportedly has provided more than $46 billion in supplemental funding for public education programs. Students from kindergarten and grade school to those attending community college, California State University, or enrolled in the University of California systems have shared the benefits.
“As we celebrate our 40th year of the California Lottery, I want to thank our players, retail partners, and employees for their decades-long commitment to our mission,” California Lottery Director Harjinder K. Shergill Chima said in a recent news release. “It is that commitment to providing supplemental funding to California public education that sustains our work across the state and allows us to perform year after year for all of California.”
Here are two examples of California Lottery funds at work. In the Central Valley, those monies reportedly helped provide equipment for Fresno’s Career Technical Education Charter High School, where students pursue career pathways in manufacturing and construction. Also, in the Southland, lottery money was used to reduce material fees for students in the architectural program at Glendale City College.
