A lighthearted text from a co-worker led a man to learn that he had won $1.2 million after playing the California lottery.

A text from a co-worker teasing Michael Chavez about winning the lottery led him to check his ticket. And he actually had won ...

Michael Chavez reportedly found out he won $1.2 million in the California Lottery Mega Millions on Nov. 5, 2024, after a co-worker joked to him about winning the draw ...

The California Lottery announced Tuesday that a Mega Millions player only realized he bought a winning ticket in Los Angeles ...

“He kidded me if the reason I wasn’t at work was because I had won the million,” Chavez said in the release. “He even ...

A coworker's text jokingly asking if Michael Chavez didn't show up to work because he won the lottery jackpot turned out to ...

Michael Chavez was enthralled with the presidential election. So much so, he woke in the middle of the night on Nov. 5 to check the results, California Lottery said in a Jan. 28 news release.

Officials said that the winner, Michael Chavez, had been more interested in the presidential race on Nov. 5, 2024, than the results of the drawing that night. “I actually woke up in the middle ...

Randy Fine, a state senator, is the Republican favorite to fill the vacant congressional seat after President Trump endorsed ...