Lottery player had 5 wins in months — then came life-changing California prize
A California lottery player’s luck just won’t quit — and now, he’s scored a life-changing prize.
Over the past year, Javier Sanchez has won $1,000 on five different scratch-off tickets, California Lottery officials said in a May 2 news release.
Recently, he stopped by his “usual spot” to fill up and buy scratch-off tickets “on his way to work,” lottery officials said.
However, the store wasn’t open, he told lottery officials.
“So, I went to another gas station, filled my gas, and went in to purchase some of the Scratchers,” Sanchez told lottery officials.
Turns out, the $100 Million Mega Cash ticket he bought at the South San Francisco gas station was “the one he was looking for all along,” lottery officials said.
Again, his luck continued; Sanchez won a $1 million prize, according to lottery officials.
Sanchez told lottery officials he plans to spend his winnings to pay off his home’s mortgage.
Despite the life-changing prize, Sanchez told lottery officials he still “hopes for another big win again one day.”
This story was originally published May 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM with the headline "Lottery player had 5 wins in months — then came life-changing California prize."
