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The Lottery’s Office of Public Affairs and Communications team leads the outreach efforts highlighting the Lottery’s mission of raising additional, supplemental funding for education.

For all news media inquiries, please email us at pio@calottery.com. Please also follow us on Twitter @calotterypress.

Lottery Media Contacts

Carolyn Becker, Deputy Director

Michael Bond, Information Officer I

Greg Parashak, Information Officer I


If you're not with the media, please contact our main Customer Service Department at 1-800-LOTTERY (1-800-568-8379)

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MARCH 30 - As the Powerball® Jackpot Approaches $1 Billion, CA Lottery Reminds Players – Don’t Buy Tickets Online

MARCH 29 - Back-to-Back Billion-Dollar Announcements for CA Lottery

MARCH 28 - Boosting the Bottom Line: Lottery Sales – Good for Communities Across CA

MARCH 27 - Mega Millions® Jackpot Evades California Lottery Players Once Again, But One Lucky Ticket Still Wins $1+ Million

MARCH 26 - Is Billion the New Million? CA Lottery Puts This Week’s Giant Jackpots Into Context

MARCH 25 - Every Dollar Counts: Two Giant Jackpots Fuel Funding for California Public Education

MARCH 24 - $2.4 Million Powerball® Ticket Sold in Southern California

MARCH 23 - More Than $1.8 Billion Up for Grabs: Top 5 Things California Lottery Players Should Know

MARCH 22 - As Mega Millions® Jackpot Approaches $1 Billion, CA Lottery Reminds Players to Be Responsible

MARCH 20 - $1.7 Million Winning Mega Millions® Ticket Sold at Lucky CA Lottery Shop in Sacramento

MARCH 19 - BREAKING NEWS: Mega Millions® Jackpot Just Increased to an Estimated $893 Million

MARCH 18 - $645 Million up for Grabs in Tonight’s Powerball® Drawing

MARCH 15 - California Lottery Reveals Who Won Massive $1.765 Billion Powerball® Jackpot

MARCH 13 - Dueling Jumbo Jackpots –A Winning Combination for California Schools

MARCH 12 - Jackpots Keep Jumping! Tonight’s Top Prize for Mega Millions® Offers Players a Chance at $735 Million

MARCH 11 - Powerball® Jackpot Springs Forward to $532 Million

MARCH 8 - Will There Be a Weekend Winner With $1.2 Billion in Jackpots up for Grabs?

MARCH 7 - Expressions of Excitement and Surprise From California’s Latest Winner on How He Won a $2 Million Scratchers® Prize

MARCH 6 - California Lottery Promotes Problem Gambling Awareness

MARCH 6 - California Lottery Makes Another Millionaire, While Mega Millions® Jackpot Keeps on Rolling

MARCH 5 - Mega Millions® and Powerball® Now Offering Combined Jackpots of $1.1+ Billion

MARCH 1 - Will California Lottery Get a $600 Million+ Mega Millions® Jackpot Winner Tonight? It’s Never Happened Before

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Who Benefits

Lottery funds provide supplemental funding for California public education.