California’s luckiest lottery spots revealed — including ‘jackpot’ SoCal location and border town hotspot

Bluebird Liquor in Hawthorne has sold tickets linked to 11 prizes of at least $100,000 since 2020, the highest total among California’s independent retailers. The figures highlight where large lottery prizes have been paid, but the state lottery says buying a ticket at a high-performing shop does not improve a player’s odds.

The figures come from a review of 4,273 payments of $100,000 or more made from January 2020 to September 2026; some winning draws took place before 2020. Bluebird’s prizes totalled $3.1 million, while Gold Ranch Lottery in Floriston had paid big prizes to 12 people, the most for any location overall. Other shops cited include Dolce Espresso in San Jose, with $8.5 million across five scratchcard prizes, and Fulton Square Liquor in Sherman Oaks, with $8.8 million across four.