A coworker's text jokingly asking if Michael Chavez didn't show up to work because he won the lottery jackpot turned out to be no joke at all.

A lighthearted text from a co-worker led a man to learn that he had won $1.2 million after playing the California lottery.

The California Lottery announced Tuesday that a Mega Millions player only realized he bought a winning ticket when he got a text from his coworker asking if he wasn’t at work due to winning the ...

“He kidded me if the reason I wasn’t at work was because I had won the million,” Chavez said in the release. “He even ...

A Southern California man realized he won $1.2 million in the California Lottery Mega Millions after a coworker jokingly ...

Michael Chavez reportedly received a million-dollar prize in the Mega Millions lottery after a co-worker joked that he would win ...

The contest weighed on Michael Chavez’s mind so much ... election results to see who won for president,” Chavez said, according to the California Lottery. Instead of the presidential ticket ...

A lighthearted text from a co-worker led a man to learn that he had won $1.2 million after playing the California lottery. On November 5, the night of Election Day, Michael Chavez woke up in the ...

Michael Chavez was enthralled with the presidential election. So much so, he woke in the middle of the night on Nov. 5 to check the results, California Lottery said in a Jan. 28 news release.

Michael Chavez found out he won $1.2 million in the California Lottery Mega Millions on Nov. 5, 2024, after a co-worker joked to him about winning the draw, according to KNBC in Los Angeles and ...