California lottery accidentally releases $12M winner’s address: ‘This has never happened’

The California Lottery shared the address of a $12 million lottery winner … calling the big mistake an accident.

A lucky winner bought a SuperLotto Plus ticket at a King Wine & Liquor at 2346 Fruitridge Road in Sacramento in November and won $12 million.

But the initial release of information included the winner’s personal address instead of the store’s address.

The California Lottery “regrets” the mistake, they said, which could raise privacy concerns with the winner.

“Protecting player privacy and ensuring accurate information are top priorities for the California Lottery,” they said. “This has never happened for the California Lottery, and we are reviewing our protocols to ensure this doesn’t occur again. We regret the mistake and appreciate the public’s understanding as we work quickly to ensure all information shared is accurate and secure.”

The agency told KTLA that the email containing the winner’s personal address went out to about 800 media outlets.

The winner,  Raul Servellon de Leo, was identified last week in the email. His address was not meant to be shared in the correspondence meant to identify recent major lottery winners.

Under California law, winners must be identified by their full name. Their address is not mandated to be shared.

The California Post found that the winner lives in Sacramento.

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