$7.5M Lottery Scratchers Ticket Sold In San Diego County

CHULA VISTA, CA — A California Lottery Scratchers ticket worth millions of dollars was sold at a liquor store in San Diego County.

A woman named Tara Alisso bought a 2025 Scratchers ticket from Best Bev Liquor at 640 E St. in Chula Vista, the California Lottery announced. The ticket was worth $7.5 million.

Alisso did not disclose when she purchased the ticket or played the game, California Lottery spokesperson Yvonne Vazquez told Patch.

"Unlike our draw games, we don't know a Scratchers game's sale date for individual tickets, we only know where it came from when it is scanned or claimed as a winner," Vazquez said.

The winning ticket would have been on sale between Oct. 21, 2024, and the game's end date of June 17, 2025, Vazquez noted.

Alisso was one of five lucky Scratchers winners who won a combined total of $17.5 million in August across the Golden State, according to the California Lottery. The next biggest winner was Diego Duval Gonzales, who won $7 million playing a Crossword Extreme Scratchers game purchased at a market in Lompoc in Santa Barbara County.