BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Five California lottery players are starting 2026 as millionaires after winning big with Game Day scratchers, including one in Bakersfield.
Two players claimed $1 million playing the Los Angeles Rams Scratchers. Ankien Ngo pulled down their winning play with a ticket from the Samco on Hughes Lane, just off Highway 99 in Bakersfield. Michael Richter hauled in his seven-figures with a ticket that passed the counter of San Diego's Parkside Market on Thorn Avenue.
Officials remind players that lottery proceeds also help support public education and school programs throughout California.
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