Two tickets from Lottery split $380,000 jackpot

Two tickets from Lottery split $380,000 jackpot
Daily News Wire Services
1/05/2009

Two local tickets from last night's California Lottery Fantasy 5 drawing split a jackpot valued at more than $380,000, officials said today.

One was purchased in Montebello, while the other was purchased northeast of Burbank in La Crescenta. The Montebello ticket was purchased from a 7- Eleven at 7330 W. Washington Boulevard. The La Crescenta ticket was purchased from Village Liquor at 2905 Honolulu Avenue. Each retailer receives a bonus of nearly $1,000.

The five winning numbers were 1,9, 14, 33, and 35. Each ticket is worth $190,078.

According to California Lottery Officials, Fantasy 5 offers some of the best odds of any California Lottery game. A player wins the Fantasy 5 jackpot by matching five numbers out of a field of 39.

The top prize starts at $50,000 and can exceed $500,000, depending on how many times the top prize rolls over -- similar to SuperLOTTO Plus and Mega Millions.

Winning numbers are drawn every day. Tickets are $1 and can purchased from any of the more than 20,000 California Lottery retailers.

Winners have 180 days from the date of the draw to claim prizes.