Nabor Herrera was not aware his California store sold a winning billion-dollar ticket until he saw media gathered in front of his store the next morning.

Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, is the largest lottery winner in US history.

Happy anniversary, California Lottery !

California Lottery celebrates its 40-year anniversary on Friday, Oct. 3. The state's first-ever ticket, California State Instant Lottery Game for $1, went on sale Oct. 3, 1985.

While 40 years is quite a milestone, throughout its tenure, the California Lottery has had quite a few hits. Record-setting wins , in fact.

California is on a hot streak when it comes to lottery wins. The big lottery wins . The Golden State claims:

the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history at $2.04 billion

the most wins for b

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