Mountain View Mega Millions Lotto Winner Claims Prize

There was jumping and joyous crying at a Mountain View convenience store when a Bay Area woman realized she was holding a winning lottery ticket, state lottery officials said today.

Martha Lopez won $322,019 after she matched five of the six MEGA Millions numbers on her ticket purchased at the Sav Mor Food Store at 689 Calderon Ave. in Mountain View.

Lotto officials said Lopez frequently buys tickets from the store and celebrated with the clerk when she won.

They said that when Lopez later came into the California Lottery office to claim her winnings, she had a bruise on her arm where she said she had pinched herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming.

CA Lottery spokeman Elias Dominguez that while a picture of Lopez was taken by their office, Lopez did not want any press.

The ticket matched Nos. 46, 39, 20, 6, and 41. She was missing the Mega No. 42.

According to Dominguez, in this case the Sav Mor Food Store does not receive a bonus because Lopez did not hit the jackpot. Had she, the store would have received half of a percent of the winnings.

Draw times for the MEGA Millions game are on Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. Tickets are $1.

For lottery enthusiasts, Powerball begins in California on April 8th.
        
Bay City News contributed to this report.