Lottery ticket worth $15 million sold in Sonoma County

A successful scratcher ticket sold in Cloverdale made one fortunate participant $15 million richer, in accordance with the California Lottery.

The successful ticket, a $40 Royal Jackpot Scratchers sport, was sold at Quik Stop comfort retailer and gasoline station, at 601 N Cloverdale Blvd in Cloverdale, California Lottery spokesperson Yvonne Vazquez stated in a Thursday, March 19, cellphone name.

A retailer worker who answered the cellphone Thursday confirmed the shop had sold the ticket, however declined additional remark.

The winner nonetheless wants to say the jackpot, in accordance with a March 18 information launch, which is the very best payout for the sport.

The probabilities of successful one of many sport’s 5 high prizes are 1 in 3 million.

As with any scratchers high prize of $1 million or extra, Vazquez stated Quik Stop will earn a bonus of one-half of 1% of the prize, or $75,000.

The ticket is the primary lottery ticket worth greater than $1 million reported to be sold in Sonoma County in 2026. In January, a Powerball ticket worth $364,462 was sold at a Safeway grocery store in Sonoma.