Edwin Castro, Theodorus Struyck, Rosemary Casarotti, Marvin and Mae Acosta are the biggest Powerball and Mega Millions lottery winners from California

More than 405,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said.

It was a lucky day in April for a homeless man after he won a life-changing amount of money playing a California Lottery scratch-off ticket that he bought at a liquor store on

A man in Massachusetts was doubly lucky during a Powerball drawing earlier this month. Fitchburg resident Paul Corcoran landed a $2 million pre-tax windfall from a pair of lottery tickets that won him prizes during the drawing that Powerball held on July 9, the lottery said Tuesday.

During a “ routine morning stop ” at a Vacaville gas station across the street from his work, Michael Wright bought a $10 Triple Red 777 scratch-off ticket, California Lottery officials said in a July 15 news release. Soon after, Wright said he “got to scratching” in his methodical way.

The California Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at July 18, 2025, results for each game: Mega Millions 11-43-54-55-63, Mega Ball: 03 Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.