The Lottery made 125 new millionaires through its scratchers and draw games this year.
And of course, it made its first-ever billionaire through the record-setting $2 billion Powerball ticket that was sold in Altadena in November. The winner has still not come forward publicly.
The owner of the Altadena gas station that sold that ticket became a millionaire himself, taking a $1 million prize for selling the winner. And the run of sales for that particular jackpot - 41 drawings before the winner was hit - raised $156 million for California schools.
The lottery estimates it sold some $8.8 billion in tickets in fiscal year 2021-22, which could translate to nearly $2 billion provided to schools.
Here are a few of the notable stories behind the jackpots this year:
Ventura County SuperLotto Plus winner shares plan for $27M jackpot
Woman won $10M after accidentally pushing wrong button on machine in Tarzana
Lottery: Woman won $10M after accidentally pushing wrong button on vending machine in Tarzana
$421M Mega Millions winning ticket sold at a gas station in Woodland Hills