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3 Bay Area Residents Each Win $25,000
The lucky winners were chosen in a random drawing.

FREMONT, CA — Even losers can transform into winners with the California Lottery.
The lottery holds weekly drawings for losing scratch-off, SuperLotto Plus and Fantasy 5 tickets.
For the popular scratchers, tickets are chosen at random — each is then worth $25,000.
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There were eight winners chosen in December, four of whom were from Northern California, including three in the Bay Area:
- Angelo Zavala of Fremont
- Octavio Campos of Antioch
- John Spillane of San Francisco
- Ebony Smith of Stockton
The four Southern California winners:
- Angelina Rodriguez of Moreno Valley
- Maria Mendoza of La Habra
- Maria Quintero of El Monte
- Alexandra Khasaempanth of Corona
Enter the California Lottery second chance drawings on the website or app.
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