I was actually kind of going to throw them away, because I said ‘I’ve never won the lottery,’” said Joaquin Vaughn Redo.

A winning Mega Millions ticket purchased on a whim almost ended up trashed, but instead turned into a $1 million win for the ...

A spur-of-the-moment purchase of a Mega Millions ticket left a lucky $1 million winner in “a kind of disbelief,” California ...

But it almost didn’t happen. Joaquin Vaughn Redo and his family bought the ticket during a stop in Newport Beach while driving across California, the lottery said in a Wednesday, March 26 ...

Joaquin Vaughn Redo was traveling through California with his family when they stopped at a Pavilions on Newport Coast Drive in Newport Beach. Along with their groceries, he grabbed a Mega ...