Los Angeles Area Millionaires Made In 2021: California Lottery

LOS ANGELES, CA— Who won the biggest lottery prizes in Los Angeles County this year? Here is the 2021 California Lottery Winner breakdown:

JANUARY:

Brentwood: Mega Millions Winner: Daniel Beltran Eusebio: $2,390,663 playing Mega Millions. The ticket matched five numbers in the Mega Millions® drawing on January 5. Even though his ticket missed the Mega number. The ticket was purchased at the Chevron located at 5591 Lone Tree way in Brentwood (Contra Costa County).

Los Angeles: Avrahom Orloff: $10 Million playing Ultimate Millions Scratchers. Purchased at Redondo Market, located at 624 East Holt Avenue in Pomona (Los Angeles County).

Los Angeles: Cindy Osorio: $1 million playing a PAC-MAN® Scratchers. Purchased at the 7-Eleven, located at 5700 Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles (Los Angeles County).

Arcadia: Evelyn Pizzuto: $1 million playing Merry & Bright Scratchers tickets. Purchased at the Von’s located at 745 West Naomi Avenue in Arcadia (Los Angeles County).

FEBRUARY

Van Nuys: Luis Simental $1 million playing Merry & Bright Scratchers tickets. Purchased at 7-Eleven located at 6586 Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys (Los Angeles County).

MARCH

Inglewood: Guillermo Ceja: $10,000,000 on a $10,000,000 Bankroll Scratchers ticket purchased at Kelso Ranch Market located at 601 West Kelso Street in Inglewood (Los Angeles County).

Covina: Victor Navar: $750,000 on a Mystery Crossword Scratchers ticket. Purchased at Covina Donut located at 1007 North Grand Avenue in Covina (Los Angeles County).

Canyon Country: James Nichols: $5 million on a $5 Million Extravaganza ticket. Purchased at Arco located at 28406 Sand Canyon Road in Canyon Country (Los Angeles County).

Panorama City: Thonginh Sasouvanh: $2 million on an Instant Prize Crossword ticket. Purchased his ticket at Food Market located at 9059 Van Nuys Boulevard in Panorama City (Los Angeles County).

Alhambra: Mike Hong: $3 million on a 2021 Scratchers ticket at Circle K located at 1 Hellman Avenue in Alhambra (Los Angeles County).

APRIL

Rancho Cucamonga: Christopher Barto: $10 million on a $400 Million Money Mania Scratchers ticket. Purchased at Chevron located at 8075 Monet Street in Rancho Cucamonga (San Bernardino County).

Santa Clarita: Nhat Van: $2 million on an Instant Prize Crossword Scratchers ticket. Purchased at Kwik Pick Liquor located at 27600 Bouquet Canyon Road in Santa Clarita (Los Angeles County).

Pasadena: Benjamin Schaefer: $2 million on an Instant Prize Crossword Scratchers ticket worth $2 million. Purchased at Chevron located at 1400 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena (Los Angeles County).

Los Angeles: Demetrius Guy: $5 million on a $5,000,000 Platinum Payout Scratchers ticket. Purchased at La Brea Chevron, located at 307 North La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles.

Gardena: Joga Singh: $2 million on an Ultimate Millions Scratchers ticket. That winning ticket was purchased at Holiday Liquor, located at 13438 South Normandie Avenue in Gardena (Los Angeles County).

Reseda: Sam Sacket: $1 million on a Million Dollar Multiplier Scratchers ticket that lived up to its name. Sacket’s ticket, worth $1 million, was purchased at G&M Oil located at 17707 Sherman way in Reseda (Los Angeles County).

JUNE

Van Nuys: SUPERLOTTO PLUS: A SuperLotto Plus ticket purchased in Van Nuys (Los Angeles County) hit the $62 million jackpot. The lucky ticket was purchased at Tori Liquor located at 7300 Sepulveda Boulevard in Van Nuys, CA 91405. This business will earn a bonus of $310,000 for selling the winning ticket. The winning numbers were 15, 9, 11, 30, 27 with a Mega Ball of 25.

AUGUST:

Pacoima: MEGA MILLIONS: A ticket sold in Pacoima (Los Angeles County) matched the numbers 9-34-17-1-27, just missing the Mega number of 24. That lucky ticket is worth $1,091,799.The winning ticket was sold at Cortesia Market located at 11552 Glenoaks Boulevard in Pacoima (Los Angeles County). Cortesia Market receives a bonus of $5,458 for selling that winning ticket.

La Puente: Mega Millions: A winning Mega Millions ticket sold in La Puente (Los Angeles County) matched the numbers 67-26-17-52-18, just missing the Mega number of 19. That lucky ticket is worth $1,001,371. The winning ticket was sold at the Fastrip Food Store located at 1400 Valinda Avenue in La Puente (Los Angeles County). The Fastrip Food Store receives a bonus of $5,006 for selling that winning ticket.

El Monte: Nora Estremera $5 million on a 100X Scratchers ticket. Purchased at El Monte Chevron located at 12004 East Ramona Boulevard in El Monte (Los Angeles County).

Compton: Manual Salazar Ochoa: $3 million on the Set For Life Scratchers ticket. Purchased at Miracle Market located at 800 West Alondra Boulevard in Compton (Los Angeles County).

Sylmar: Wilfredo Galicias: $2 million on the Instant Prize Crossword Scratchers ticket. Purchased her ticket at 7-Eleven located at 13919 Hubbard Street in Sylmar (Los Angeles County).

SEPTEMBER

Van Nuys: SuperLotto Plus Winner: Paul Sudhan: $62,000,000 prize. Purchased at Tori Liquor located at 7300 Sepulveda Boulevard in Van Nuys (Los Angeles County). Sudhan has been playing the Lottery for more than 30 years, but this was the very first time he has ever purchased tickets at Tori Liquor. That retailer will receive a $310,000 prize for selling the winning ticket. Sudhan, a hard worker, stated, “I work 12 hours a day, seven days a week. God gave me this opportunity and now I can help people.” Sudhan plans to pay off debt, help his kids, take care of his family, contribute to his community and invest. And for retirement, Sudhan said giddily, “I don’t know yet.”

Compton: Powerball Winner: Vicente Malagon won more than $2.5 million on Powerball after he matched five numbers but missed the Powerball number. He purchased his ticket at the General Store located at 614 East El Segundo Boulevard in Compton (Los Angeles County). The ticket, which matched five numbers (1-4-18-46-62), but missed the Powerball number (25).

Lakewood: Armando Zaragoza: $6,000,000 on a Set For Life Scratchers ticket. Purchased at the 7-Eleven located at 2611 Carson Street in Lakewood (Los Angeles County).

West Covina: David Lafortune: $5,000,000 on a 2021 Scratchers ticket. Purchased at Jug and Jigger located at 2612 East Garvey Avenue in West Covina (Los Angeles County).

Los Angeles: Elizabeth Duenas: $1,000,000 on a Red Hot 10’s Scratchers ticket. Purchased at El Super at 3405 East Cesar Chavez Avenue. (Los Angeles).

Long Beach: Martin Haslup: $1,000,000 on a California Dreamin’ Scratchers ticket. Purchased at Smoke 4 Less located at 1944 North Lakewood Boulevard Long Beach (Los Angeles County).

Sherman Oaks: Robert Jacobs: $1,000,000 on a Monopoly Scratchers ticket. Fulton Square Liquor is located at 4824 Fulton Avenue, Sherman Oaks. (Los Angeles County).

OCTOBER

Sun Valley: Mega Millions Winner: A winning ticket worth $2,694,898 was sold at a liquor store in the San Fernando Valley. The ticket, which matched five numbers in last night’s drawing (14-56-6-19-62) but missed the Mega number (9), at Jerry’s Liquor located at 11010 Saticoy Street in Sun Valley.

Bell Gardens: Luis Roque: $1,000,000 on a Red Hot 10’s Scratchers ticket. Purchased at Hi-Bon Liquor located at 5985 East Florence Avenue in Bell Gardens. (Los Angeles County).

Los Angeles: Danny Siordia: $1 million playing a Multiplier Mania Scratchers ticket. Purchased at El Torito Market located at 10804 Juniper Street in Los Angeles. (Los Angeles County).

Redondo Beach: Andre Rue: $1 million playing a Pac-Man Scratchers ticket. Purchased at Village Spirits located at 1711 South Catalina Avenue in Redondo Beach. (Los Angeles County).

NOVEMBER

Santa Clarita: A winning SuperLotto Plus jackpot worth $38 million (less federal taxes) matched all six winning numbers (1-11-27-31-36, Mega number 22). It was sold at Plum Canyon Shell located at 19161 Skyline Ranch Road. Plum Canyon Shell will receive $190,000 for selling the winning ticket.

Long Beach: Yolanda Madrigal: $2 million on a winning Instant Prize Crossword Scratchers ticket. Purchased at the United Oil 76 gas station at 2440 East Anaheim Street in Long Beach. (Los Angeles County).

Los Angeles: Santos Valadez: $2 million on an Instant Prize Crossword Scratchers ticket. Purchased at EZB Inc-Gas located at 1904 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles. (Los Angeles County).

Ventura: Michael Cisneros: $3 million on a Set for Life Scratchers ticket: Purchased at Uncle Don’s Liquor located at 306 East Thompson Boulevard in Ventura (Ventura County).

DECEMBER

Canoga Park: Kenneth Wright: $5,000,000 on a 100X Scratchers ticket. Purchased at the ARCO am/pm at 22375 Sherman Way in Canoga Park (Los Angeles County).

Sun Valley: Jessica Cespedes: $1 million on a Monopoly Scratchers ticket. Purchased at Canyon Liquor located at 8432 Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Sun Valley.

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