Instead, he sent a statement expressing how stunned he was, but also his support of how the Lottery helps fund public education. “As much as I am shocked and ecstatic to have won the Powerball drawing, the real winner is the California public school syst ...

A Powerball ticket sold in California won the $527 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, March 29, the California Lottery said. The lucky ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven in Anaheim, which is about a 25-mile drive southeast from Los Angeles, officials said.

A Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $527 million was won by someone in California after Saturday's drawing. Winning numbers were 7-11-21-53-61. And ... wait for it ... the ticket was sold at a ...

Participating in the lottery also helps support public education in California. Rocklin Mini Mart also net $28,500 for selling the ticket. The Powerball pot continues to grow after Wednesday's drawing and now stands at an estimated $515 million. The next drawing is on Saturday.

“To make up for it,” his father bought him a gift in North Hollywood the next day: a $30 Crossword Xtreme Scratchers ticket, California lottery officials said in an April 4 news release. “Here, here’s your gift for Christmas,” Herrejon told lottery officials his father said upon handing him the ticket.