A text from a friend reminding Michael Chavez to check his lottery ticket recently led to a seven-figure payday for the California player. When Chavez didn’t show up for work, a colleague texted ...

Michael Chavez ... the million,” Chavez said in the release. “He even jokingly congratulated me.” Chavez finally remembered to check his ticket. Turns out, he was the player who matched ...

Michael Chavez said it all happened on election night, Nov. 5, which was also the drawing for the $303 million jackpot. “I actually woke up in the middle of the night to check the election ...