Five Lottery players win $1M, including Compton woman: ‘Best birthday gift ever’

A California lottery player from Compton is celebrating what she calls the “best birthday gift ever” after winning a $1 million Scratchers prize the day before her birthday, officials announced Wednesday. Latreice Presentine, a regular California Lottery player whose previous biggest win was $1,000, bought her lucky 50X The Cash ticket in August at Sweet [...]