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# $19M lottery ticket sold in Santa Monica
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/19m-lottery-ticket-sold-in-santa-monica/
- Published: 2003-07-08T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:30:21.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*Santa Monica 7-11 to get some proceeds of lottery earnings*

*By PATRICK KINMARTIN Special to the Daily Press*

Last week’s winning $19 million lottery ticket was sold in Santa Monica to a lucky customer who is yet to come forward.

Although the winner is not yet known, it has been verified by California Lottery that the 7-11 at 630 Wilshire Blvd. sold the July 3 Super Lotto Plus ticket with winning numbers 44, 38, 9, 14, and 4, along with the Meganumber, 13, on July 2.

It marks the fifth time in the Super Lotto’s 17-year history that a winning ticket has been purchased in Santa Monica.

“It’s very exciting to know that ticket came from here,” said Stephanie Price, the store’s manager. “I kinda wish I was the one who had it, but oh well, some person out there is about to become very rich.”

Whether that person is a resident of Santa Monica remains to be seen. Price said a clerk at the store who was working on July 2 vaguely remembers explaining to someone who spoke little English how to play the game and on a whim urged the foreign customer to pick the ticket with a Meganumber of 13.

It is not unusual for visitors from other countries to win the jackpot, said California Lottery spokesman Norma Minas.

“There have been many cases where a tourist from another county has won,” Minas said. “There is no citizenship requirement to win the lottery.”

To claim last week’s $19 million prize, the owner of the ticket must bring it to any of California Lottery’s retailer locations or district offices within 180 days of its purchase. Minas pointed out that many times winners wait for long periods of time before turning in the ticket to collect their winnings.

Minas also points out that there have been instances throughout Super Lotto history when no one claimed the jackpot.

“That’s probably happened at least a dozen times,” she said. “We have never heard why, but we give them plenty of time to come forward. Some people like to take that time to wait and think about what they are going to do with all their money. I’ve seen people wait until the very last day to come forward and collect.”

If the owner of last week’s winning ticket does come forward, the 7-11 on Wilshire Boulevard will receive a small portion of the earnings. Super Lotto rules stipulate that the store that sells the winning ticket is entitled to a fourth of 1 percent of the total earnings.

“I guess it’s nice to know we win a little, too,” Price said. “But just to be involved in this whole deal is exciting in itself.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 8, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/070803.pdf?ref=smdp.com)