FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2021 Contact: Jorge De La Cruz (916) 822-8554 026-21

Summer Continues to Sizzle for These SoCal Lottery Players!

SACRAMENTO – Several California Lottery players from Southern California celebrated summer with some impressive Lottery prizes on a variety of Scratchers games.

The list of lucky players start with two players who won $5 million each. Brian Tumpkin won the top prize on the Golden State Riches Scratchers ticket. That winning ticket was purchased at V & M Business Group located at 32295 Mission Trail, Suite R7 in Lake Elsinore (Riverside County). Another lucky SoCal player was Nora Estremera who played the 100X Scratchers ticket and also won the top prize of $5 million. She purchased her ticket at El Monte Chevron located at 12004 East Ramona Boulevard in El Monte (Los Angeles County). Both retailers will receive $25,000 for selling the winning tickets.

Next on the list of millionaires is Manual Salazar Ochoa who won $3 million on the Set For Life Scratchers ticket. Ochoa bought his ticket at Miracle Market located at 800 West in Compton (Los Angeles County). This retailer will receive $15,000 for selling the winning ticket. Wilfredo Galicias won $2 million on the Instant Prize Crossword Scratchers ticket. She purchased her ticket at 7-Eleven located at 13919 Hubbard Street in Sylmar (Los Angeles County). This retailer will receive $10,000 for selling the winning ticket.

And finally, wrapping up this winning frenzy are eleven players who each won $1 million on various Scratchers tickets. Each retailer will receive $5,000 for selling the winning tickets.

Winner Name Retailer Location Scratchers Ticket Ernesto Ramirez CA Gas & Mini Market Million Dollar Multiplier 950 North Avalon Boulevard, Suite 101 Wilmington (Los Angeles County) Luis Vargas 7-Eleven Million Dollar Multiplier 3500 West Hawthorne (Los Angeles County) David Vallejo Country Liquor Million Dollar Multiplier 15415 Chatsworth Street Mission Hills (Santa Barbara County) Satinderjot Singh Carmen’s Market Monopoly 624 Cooper Road Oxnard (Ventura County) Pedro Chavez Tambriz Mustang Liquor Monopoly 21121 Sherman Way Canoga Park (Los Angeles County) Jeronimo Bonilla Phil’s Liquor Monopoly 11510 Burbank Boulevard North Hollywood (Los Angeles County) Ada Perez JEM D. INC Merry & Bright 4204 South Tweedy Boulevard South Gate (Los Angeles County) John Toledo Green Health Red Hot 10’s 757 South Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) Jajau Taspai Superior Super Warehouse Multiplier Mania 2000 South Central Avenue Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) Luis Manuel Ramirez Prime Liquor Mart Multiplier Mania Marquez 11036 Washington Boulevard Whittier (Los Angeles County) Kevin Carter Sweet Time Donuts Ca$h Bonus 624 East Compton Boulevard, #B Compton (Los Angeles County)

***All winners respectfully decline any potential requests for media interviews. No photos or additional information about them will be released.***

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The California Lottery’s mission is to provide supplemental funding to California public schools, including kindergarten and grades 1-12, community colleges, the California State University, the University of California, and other California public educational entities. The funds the Lottery transferred to public education totaled approximately$1.5 billion for fiscal year 2019-20, which amounted to a modest percentage of education’s overall budget. However, this funding is largely nondiscretionary, meaning schools can use this for important, yet unfunded instructional programs they would otherwise not afford. During the same period, the Lottery generated almost $7 billion in sales, more than 95% of which went back to the community in the form of prize payments, retailer commissions and bonuses, and contributions to education. The California Lottery urges its customers to play responsibly. Problem gambling resources are available to anyone at 1-800- GAMBLER.

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