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

A spur-of-the-moment purchase of a Mega Millions ticket left a lucky $1 million winner in “a kind of disbelief,” California Lottery officials said. But it almost didn’t happen. Joaquin Vaughn Redo and ...

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 ...

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 ...