While your SFist editor recoils in horror over somehow not winning Tuesday's prize (the Goddess works in mysterious ways, we suppose), tonight's drawing will be one for the history books. An estimated $640 million Mega Millions is up for grabs. Will it be you? (Hint: odds say no.) more ›

The Mega Millions lottery now stands at a whopping $363 million. And your SFist editor feels certain, without a doubt to win the entire jackpot, now the third-largest ever, come Tuesday night's drawing. How will we spend it, you ask? Well, first, we will keep our job. We like it here. However, instead of writing to you from a SoMa Victorian that rattles whenever the building washing machine goes into spin cycle, we will instead hold court from inside Anne Fougeron-designed Tehama Grasshopper Residence. (What, did you think we planned on moving to Nob Hill or buying a renovated Victorian in the Mission like every other tech gazillionaire? Perish the thought. We're staying South of Market.) more ›

On this inactive news day, we bring you word that a woman is $1 million richer after buying a winning lottery ticket in San Francisco's Financial District. "The lucky winner, who officials named as M. Slater, purchased the winning $250 Million Cash Spectacular Scratcher ticket at Star Convenience at One Post St," reports SF Appeal. more ›

Some lucky soul has a lottery ticket worth more than $150,000 in their pocket. The Daily Derby ticket was purchased at Star Convenience in downtown San Francisco. It's worth $154,088. Nice. more ›

Some lucky soul is $291,031 richer today. A Lottery ticket worth $291,031, purchased in downtown San Francisco, was just one number shy of winning it all. "The MEGA Millions ticket was purchased at Eastern Newsstand, located at 1 California St. in the city's Financial District." Call us crazy, but if it was our ticket, we'd still resent not having the final number. Anyway, kudos to you, winning ticket holder. [SF Appeal] more ›

"Lottery Scratcher" by Generik11. more ›

This must be some kind of ghetto thing we don't understand, but six people were arrested for running an underground lottery in which paper tickets were sold in stores in Richmond and San Pablo and the winners decided based on the numbers from the California Lottery's Daily 3 game. We suppose this worked because the tickets were cheaper than the real lottery tickets? [Oakland Tribune] more ›

Check your pockets, folks. Someone who bought a CA Lottery ticket in Newark on April 4 at a Lion Food Center hasn't stepped forth to claim his or her booty. And it's worth $35 million. (Do you even know how many lunches at the Rotunda that can buy you? Like, lots.) The again, according to Lottery spokeswoman Cathy Doyle Johnston, coming forward late with the winning scrap of paper isn't unusual. "It happens fairly frequently, but they usually come in within a couple of weeks," she said. Anyway, if you bought your ticket in Newark and your numbers are 8, 18, 21, 41, 46, and the Mega number is 24, you're in luck. more ›

Have you started playing the CA Lottery more now that we're in a recession? more ›