Man has played CA lottery ‘countless times’ — but this time got ‘chills all over’
Carlos Guzman bought a California lottery ticket, “like he had done countless times before.”
Only this time, it led Guzman to a “life-changing” win, California Lottery officials said in an Aug. 6 news release.
Guzman, a regular lottery player, bought a $20 100x Scratchers ticket during his “routine pit stop at his local gas station,” lottery officials said.
While he’s won a few prizes of “$1,000 and $2,500 in just over a year,” lottery officials said this win was much greater.
Guzman hit the game’s top prize of $5 million.
“At first, I couldn’t believe it,” Guzman said. “After about five minutes, I got chills all over my body. That’s when I called my family.”
Guzman told lottery officials he plans to use his winnings to pay off his home mortgage and provide his family with “a new sense of security.”
Another lottery player also recently took home a $5 million prize.
The woman won on a 2024 Scratchers ticket she bought at a Los Angeles convenience store, lottery officials said.
This story was originally published August 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM with the headline "Man has played CA lottery ‘countless times’ — but this time got ‘chills all over’."
