A weekend stop at a Long Beach liquor store turned into a $1 million surprise for Bernardo Escobedo, a California Lottery player who recently won the top prize on a Money Mania Scratchers ticket.<\/p>\n
Escobedo said he typically buys a single ticket whenever he visits a liquor store, often choosing locations at random.<\/p>\n
This time, luck found him at LB City Market, located at Orange Avenue and 10th Street, where he won the $1 million prize.<\/p>\n
Gym-bound retiree stops for water, walks away with $2M lottery win in L.A. <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWhen I realized I had won, I was outside the store where I bought the ticket,\u201d Escobedo told the California Lottery. \u201cWinning that kind of money from a $10 ticket is unbelievable. I went back inside and scanned it again because I still couldn\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n Escobedo, a longtime Lottery player, said his previous wins were modest, usually between $100 and $500. He said he\u2019s letting God decide what happens next.<\/p>\n Escobedo wasn\u2019t the only winner; the California Lottery said two other players also claimed $1 million prizes:<\/p>\n Cynthia Bravo purchased a winning ticket at a Chevron station on Norwood Avenue in Sacramento.<\/p>\n Metta Barone purchased a winning ticket at a Safeway on Granite Drive in Rocklin.<\/p>\n Winning $10 million SuperLotto Plus ticket sold in Orange County <\/a><\/p>\n The Lottery says every ticket sold helps support public education across California.<\/p>\n Created by voters through Proposition 37 in 1984, the Lottery launched its first Scratchers game the following year. By law, lottery contributions help support public schools statewide.<\/a><\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n