ON OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING FOR TONIGHT’S POWERBALL DRAWING. THE JACKPOT, NOW $1.2 BILLION. AND OF COURSE, LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HOPING FOR LUCK TONIGHT. WE SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE GRABBING THEIR TICKETS FROM A SACRAMENTO STORE THAT SOLD A FEW OF THOSE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR TICKETS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. KCRA 3’S AND CORTEZ SHOWS US THE SCENE AT THE CHINESE LIQUOR AND DELI ON SOUTHLAND PARK DRIVE. I HEARD IT’S THE SPOT. IT’S A LUCKY SPOT. IT’S THE LUCKY SPOT. DAYS AFTER A POWERBALL TICKET HERE MATCHED FIVE OF THE SIX NUMBERS PLAYERS ARE BACK FOR TONIGHT’S DRAWING. I’M IN THE AREA, SO I CAME OVER HERE AND I STOOD IN LINE. I WAS WAY BACK THERE AND CAME ALL THE WAY AROUND. I HOPE TO BE TO GET ALL THE NUMBERS. RIGHT? RIGHT. YEAH. THE ONE WINNER, THE SUDDENLY A FAMILIAR SPOT FOR FIRST TIMERS AND REGULARS ALIKE, ALL CHASING TONIGHT’S OVER $1 BILLION DRAWING. BUY A HOUSE. OF COURSE. TRAVEL. PUT SOME MONEY AWAY FOR COLLEGE. WHAT WOULD YOU SPEND THE MONEY ON? OH, DEFINITELY A LOT TO GO TO CHARITY. YOU KNOW, THERE’S A LOT OF CHURCHES, A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, THAT NEED HELP. SATURDAY’S DRAWING SAW A POWERBALL TICKET WORTH ALMOST $2 MILLION. SOLD HERE AT THE LUCKY LIQUOR STORE IN LAND PARK. MISSING THE POT BY ONE NUMBER. I FIGURED I’D TRY THIS PLACE BECAUSE THEY ARE PRETTY LUCKY. THEY GOT A LOT OF WINNERS. AND AS THE CLOCK TICKS DOWN, HOPES STAY HIGH. EVEN IF EXPECTATIONS DON’T. I NEVER WON, THOUGH. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, RIGHT? WHEN I HIT. HEY, I’M NOT COMING BACK TOMORROW IN SACRAMENTO. CORTEZ KCRA THREE NEWS. ALL RIGHT, WELL
Lottery hopefuls return to Sacramento store that sold nearly $2M Powerball ticket
Updated: 8:05 PM PST Dec 17, 2025
Lichine’s Liquor Store in South Land Park has become a hotspot for lottery players after selling a nearly $2 million Powerball ticket, as the jackpot climbs to $1.25 billion.“I heard it’s the spot — the lucky spot,” said Powerball hopeful Cathy Arellano, reflecting the excitement surrounding the store.RELATED | Powerball ticket worth almost $2 million sold at lucky Lichine’sDays after a ticket sold at Lichine’s matched five of the six Powerball numbers, players continue returning for the next drawing.“I came over here, and I stood in line all the way back there and came all the way around,” said Jimmy Guyton, eager to try his luck.The store has become a familiar stop for both first-time players and regulars, all chasing a prize now topping $1.25 billion, with a cash value of more than $500 million. This drawing makes it the game’s sixth-largest prize ever. The jackpot last rolled over Monday night after no ticket matched all six numbers. In that drawing, a Salinas resident won more than $700,000. Read more here. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Lichine’s Liquor Store in South Land Park has become a hotspot for lottery players after selling a nearly $2 million Powerball ticket, as the jackpot climbs to $1.25 billion.
“I heard it’s the spot — the lucky spot,” said Powerball hopeful Cathy Arellano, reflecting the excitement surrounding the store.
RELATED | Powerball ticket worth almost $2 million sold at lucky Lichine’s
Days after a ticket sold at Lichine’s matched five of the six Powerball numbers, players continue returning for the next drawing.
“I came over here, and I stood in line all the way back there and came all the way around,” said Jimmy Guyton, eager to try his luck.
The store has become a familiar stop for both first-time players and regulars, all chasing a prize now topping $1.25 billion, with a cash value of more than $500 million. This drawing makes it the game’s sixth-largest prize ever.
The jackpot last rolled over Monday night after no ticket matched all six numbers. In that drawing, a Salinas resident won more than $700,000. Read more here.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel