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Mega Millions ticket worth more than $500,000 sold at Vons store in Eagle Rock
Did you buy a Mega Millions ticket at a Vons store recently? You might want to check those numbers.A store in Eagle Rock sold a Mega Millions ticket worth more than half a million dollars.The ticket, worth $548,195, matched five of the six numbers in Friday night's drawing, missing only the Mega number.According to California Lottery officials, the winning ticket was sold at a Vons located on 7311 N Figueroa St.The numbers drawn Friday were 10, 17, 23, 50, 67 and the Mega number was 3. The estimated jackpot was $251 million.The drawing was the 12th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the California Lottery. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.City News Service, Inc. contributed to this report.
Whoopi Goldberg receives key to WeHo for LGBTQ+ activism, woman-owned cannabis business
The city of West Hollywood recognized Whoopi Goldberg for her support of the LGBTQ+ community and cannabis movement with a major honor.The talk show host received the key to the city of West Hollywood on Saturday at The Woods WeHo while also promoting her cannabis brand.Goldberg's accolades span numerous decades, from being an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award winner, to having the first branded and tested woman-owned cannabis line in California.Goldberg is due to expand her cannabis business under the WhoopFam umbrella across the state.Goldberg joins Lady Gaga, the Los Angeles Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and others who have been awarded with the Weho key to the city, often given to those who make important contributions to the LGBTQ+ community.
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