Community Corner
2 Bay Area Lottery Players Win $5,000 Each
Several more local residents won $100 each in a second-chance drawing.
BAY AREA, CA — The California Lottery recently awarded prizes in a runner-up drawing for the Ms. PAC-MAN scratchers game. Two of the five top winners live in the Bay Area. The other three are in Southern California.
The drawing grand prize of $40,000 went to an Orange County resident — Sonia Betancourt of Brea.
Then there were four prizes of $5,000 each. Bay Area residents Irene Smith of San Jose and Donald Patterson of Richmond were chosen as winners.
Finally, 35 people were chosen as $100 winners.
A total of approximately $80,000 in cash and prizes was awarded to the 40 lucky winners — the largest number of 2nd Chance bonus draw winners ever.
Grand Prize
1 Winner of $40,000 + Ms.PAC-MAN Prize Package
- Sonia Betancourt of Brea
2nd Tier Prize
4 Winners of $5,000 each + Ms.PAC-MAN Prize Package
- Irene Smith of San Jose
- Donald Patterson of Richmond
- Olga Flowers of Los Angeles
- Sandra Jenkins of Ontario
35 Winners of $100 each
- CHRIS DORMAN OF IDYLLWILD
- MARILYN HUGHES OF SAN FRANCISCO
- JOSE GUTIERREZ OF ATASCADERO
- RANDY SIMMONS OF OAKDALE
- MITCHELL GODINEZ JIMENEZ OF LONG BEACH
- MODESTO GARCIA OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
- NOHELY MARTINEZ OF FULLERTON
- ALEXIS GUTIERREZ OF MODESTO
- MACK ARTHUR JR OF LOS ANGELES
- CHRISTOPHER PRANDINI OF CAPITOLA
- BELYNDA AKERS OF NIPOMO
- MONICA TORRES OF VALLEY VILLAGE
- DANIEL SOTERO OF EUREKA
- KARIN GALLAGHER OF CARMICHAEL
- KEVIN FARRELL OF VAN NUYS
- MINNIE WILLIAMS OF PALMDALE
- JUAN MEZA OF SOUTH GATE
- BRENDA JAUREGUI OF LOS ANGELES
- KIMBERLYN COOK OF MONROVIA
- PAMELA SKOGLUND OF CALIFORNIA CITY
- PHILIP NGUYEN OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY
- GAIL BLANCO OF SAN JOSE
- JOHNATHAN FRY OF BROOKDALE
- CRISTAL FAJARDO OF VAN NUYS
- DUSTIE HINCKS OF SACRAMENTO
- RUBEN HERNANDEZ JR OF YUCAIPA
- VERA MINOR OF BELLFLOWER
- EMILY CHRISTIANSON OF NORCO
- RAYMOND REYES OF OXNARD
- MANUEL CASTILLO JR OF BALDWIN PARK
- JOHNNIE GIPSON OF PITTSBURG
- TINA ARRINGTON OF SANTA BARBARA
- HERBERT PARHAM OF LOS ANGELES
- COSETTE ROSETE OF UNION CITY
- LAURALEE RAUSCH OF SHERMAN OAKS
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