Imagine the treats a visitor can take home at this summer’s Orange County Fair.
A giant stuffed animal. Indigestion from the fried Oreo contest. A winning $1 million in the California lottery.
It is right. The California Lottery announced that a man had apparently won $1 million playing a Multiplier Craze Scratchers ticket sold last week on its CA Lottery LIVE! booth at the annual Costa Mesa event.
The stand is run by the lottery every year in collaboration with a retailer. This year it’s 5 Star Liquor, an exclusive liquor store in Westminster. Its owner, Maysa Dagher, told lottery officials that the winning ticket buyer couldn’t believe her luck.
“He actually came to the back window and said, ‘I know I won something, but don’t say anything out loud, and tell me if it’s true,'” Dagher said in a press release issued by the Lottery. She said her co-workers also checked the ticket to verify the sale.
The lottery said it could not officially confirm the winnings until the ticket holder comes forward. Winning players can claim your prize at one of nine California Lottery offices or by submitting the ticket.
The lottery booth will operate at the fair until August 19. There is another lottery booth open at the Ventura County Fair through August 11th.