Winning $5 Million Lottery Ticket Sold At Temecula ARCO

TEMECULA, CA — A $5 million lottery ticket was recently sold in Temecula, and the holder has come forward.

However, lottery officials announced that another winning ticket worth $2,151,945 sold in the Coachella Valley will expire soon if the holder doesn't come forward.

John Green was the fortunate holder of the $5 million Scratchers ticket sold at an ARCO station located at 40212 Winchester Road, the California Lottery announced Aug. 23. The station is at the corner of Winchester and Nicolas roads, across the street from Temecula's Chaparral High School.

There was no word on when the ticket was sold or how Green intends to spend his winnings.

Other recent big-dollar Scratchers winners announced Aug. 23 included:

• Monica Mazariegos won $2 million after playing an Instant Prize Crossword ticket from Code 66 Smoke Shop in Fullerton.
• Mamikon Zakaryan also won $2 million from an Instant Prize Crossword Scratcher that came from Dales Jr. Liquors in Hollywood.
• Jose Lopez won $2 million with an Instant Prize Crossword ticket from T Mart in Castroville.
• Foad Ishak won $2 million with an Instant Prize Crossword ticket from Copper Lamp Liquor in Monrovia.
• Aurelio Chayrez claimed a $1 million prize with an Ice Cool Scratchers ticket from the Chevron on South Tracy Boulevard in Tracy.
• Salvador Zarate also claimed a $1 million prize with a $1 Million Ultimate Cash! Scratchers ticket that came from the Quick Stop in Freedom.

Meanwhile, California Lottery officials announced Tuesday that an unclaimed Mega Millions ticket sold earlier this year in the Coachella Valley will expire Sept. 1 if the winning holder does not come forward.

The ticket is worth $2,151,945.

It was sold at the Stater Bros. located at 69255 Ramon Road in Cathedral City. The ticket sold for the March 5 Mega Millions drawing matched the numbers 2, 49, 50, 61, and 70, but was missing the Mega number 14.

Another winning ticket worth $2,462,356 will soon expire. The lucky Powerball ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven located at 12500 Roscoe Boulevard in Sun Valley for the March 23 drawing and matched the numbers 6, 23, 25, 34, and 51, but was missing the Powerball number 3.

The ticket will expire Sept. 19.

Winning tickets can be brought to one of California Lottery’s nine offices across the state. Lottery officials said winners can also fill out a claim form, attach their winning ticket, and mail it to California Lottery Headquarters, 730 North 10th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811.