Ishar Gill holds up a copy of the MegaMillions lotto ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion at his family’s store in Cottonwood, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. After three months without ...
The California Lottery raised more than $2.25 billion for the state’s public schools in 2024, bringing to $46 billion the total the lottery has generated for education since its inception in 1985.