Two people in the Bay Area became millionaires overnight after purchasing winning Scratchers tickets in San Jose and Alameda, California Lottery officials confirmed Thursday.
A Bonus Scratchers ticket bought from a a Shell gas station on Winchester Boulevard in San Jose made Vahidin Arnaut $10 million richer (before taxes), officials said.
Mugdim Dedic bought an Instant Prize Crossword Scratchers ticket from a 76 station on Webster Street in Alameda, winning $2 million as a result.
Neither store where the winners bought their tickets from could immediately be reached for comment.
A Powerball player who bought a ticket in Milpitas won more than $620,000 by matching the 5 numbers drawn but not the Powerball number, officials said earlier this week.
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