SAN LEANDRO — Someone at a Safeway store here bagged more than $184,000 playing the Fantasy 5 state lottery game Wednesday night, officials said.
The still unidentified person won $184,679 by being the only player statewide to pick all five game numbers, which were 5, 12, 26, 34 and 36.
It is the largest amount ever won by someone playing lottery at the store that anyone can remember.
A store employee, who asked not to be named, said he had no idea who the winner was. He did say, however, “I’m pretty sure we would have heard about it if it was one of us (employees).”
The winner has 180 days from Wednesday to claim the prize.
There was no five-number winner in Thursday’s night Fantasy 5 game and Friday’s top prize is at least $171,000.