A Hayward resident on an incredible lottery lucky streak landed a $2 million jackpot on a California Lottery scratcher game, officials said.

Multiplier Mania features a progressive silver or gold jackpot that can potentially be won every time a person plays. In the game, players spend anywhere from 50 cents to $30 per play. However, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery, the odds of winning the top-level, “gold,” jackpot are one in 40 million.

Lottery officials began tinkering with the odds in 2015 to lessen the chance of winning a jackpot, which in turn increased the opportunity for top prizes to reach exorbitant levels. As the money ...

"I was just sitting at home kicked back in my recliner when I won," said the man, who bought his lucky ticket online.

The largest jackpots were $2.04 billion in November 2022, $1.586 billion in January 2016 and $1.08 billion in July 2023, lottery officials said in a news release.

A quick stop at Kent Super Market turned life-changing for James Lipscomb, who won a $205,001 jackpot playing Cash 5 with EZ Match.

The $308,474 Fantasy 5 jackpot was won in the July 26 drawing by a player who matched all five numbers: 03-07-11-22-26. The winning ticket was purchased at Dallas Neighborhood Food Mart, located at 320 West Memorial Drive in Dallas.

A lottery player tried their luck on a ticket — and hit the jackpot in North Carolina. The player bought a Carolina Cash 5 ticket that matched all the numbers picked in the July 23 drawing, making it worth $321,419, results show. The winning numbers were: 6-9-24-39-40.

This could be your lucky day. You could be the next Mega Millions lottery jackpot winner. This jackpot was an estimated $130 million for Tuesday night's drawing, according to the Mega Millions website. The last jackpot was won on June 27, a single winner from Virginia won a $348 million jackpot.

The player hit the jackpot after stopping at a convenience store in the mountain town of Asheville. The lucky ticket was sold at Fastrac Markets Inc, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

A woman from Drew County claimed a $200,000 lottery prize that she won on a Natural State Jackpot lottery ticket.