Elana Penaloza joined the list of California millionaires who acquired their fortune after buying a lottery scratch-off.
For her, her fortune was part of “destiny” because a week before buying the ticket she felt an itch on one of her hands.
“You know that superstition that when your hands itch, it means you’re going to get money? She said that she felt that the week before she won,” her daughter Ariana told the California Lottery.
According to a popular belief, itching or light itching on the right hand is a sign that extra money is coming.
After feeling the sensation in her hands, Elena went to buy a Diamond 8’s Scratchers ticket at the 7-Eleven store located on Azusa Avenue in West Covina, the California Lottery reported.
Little by little he discovered the squares of it until he revealed the sum of $1,000,000.
For her it was not entirely a surprise, because she already had the feeling.
With the money, “my mom wants to buy a house,” Ariana said.
In addition, he assures that his mother is happy because with her good luck she will also help California schools, since the lottery provides funds for schools in the state.
“She definitely came to the United States to give her children the opportunity to have a great education,” said Ariana, who is a college student. “She is happy to be able to help school-age children.”
Other recent lottery Scratch-Off winners include:
Albert Miranda who won $5 million playing 100X Scratchers. He bought the ticket from him at Trade Wind Liquor in Gardena.
Rochelle Gardeley won $5 million playing the 2023 Scratchers. She got her lucky ticket at Cat’s Market and Deli in Lompoc, Santa Barbara County.
In Northern California, Tomas Herrera won $1 million playing the Scratchers Xtreme Multiplier. He bought his ticket at the Circle K / Valero gas station on West Texas Street in Fairfield, in Solano County.
The two stores that sold the $5 million winning tickets will receive a $25,000 bonus. while stores that sold $1 million tickets will have a $5,000 bonus, the California Lottery reported.
