7 California Lottery players win combined $30 million - here's where they bought their tickets

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LOS ANGELES - Seven very lucky California Lottery players are millions of dollars richer after striking it big with some very lucky tickets.

The biggest winner was Hyo Suk Jang, who won a whopping $20 million after hitting the SuperLotto Plus jackpot from the drawing on February 3. The lucky ticket came from Y & Y Market in Los Angeles.

Oscar Melendez won the $5 million top prize on a Year of Fortune Scratchers, which came from the 7-Eleven on Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach.

Sok Ban Ngeap won $2 million on a Powerball ticket purchased for the Christmas Day 2023 draw. That ticket was bought at Thirst Quencher Liquor in Burbank.

Also a $5 million winner was Jose Luis Torres, who won the top prize on a Lucky Multiplier Scratchers game he bought at La Placita Plaza Market in Nipomo.

Steve Butkus won $1.6 million on a Powerball ticket in the April 3 drawing he purchased at an Albertsons in San Dimas, and Amalia Navaro won $1 million on a Mega Millions ticket for the March 26 draw she purchased from D&K Liquor in Van Nuys.

Meanwhile, Annette Lopez scored her big break and won the top $1 million prize on a Power 10's Scratchers game she bought at a Save Mart in Merced.

"People would always say, ‘I don’t know why you keep playing. You’re not going to win anything,’" Lopez told the California Lottery.

Winning Power 10's Scratcher. / California Lottery

"It was special because not only was it my sister’s birthday, but it was also Mother’s Day weekend. I went to the store to get stuff for Mother’s Day and decided to play," Lopez said. "At first, I wasn’t sure I won. I had to get my glasses. When I looked at it again, I started tripping out. It was the best Mother’s Day!"

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