A few lottery players in the Bay Area are starting off the weekend a bit richer.
Two winning lottery tickets worth $2 million each were sold in Oakland and San Jose, the California Lottery announced Thursday.
One of the winning scratcher tickets was bought at Way Fay Market and Liquor on 8th Avenue in Oakland. A group of four players purchased the ticket together, according to lottery officials. The representative of the group was identified as Van Le.
The other winning scratcher was purchased at the The Wine Fountaine, a liquor store in San Jose. The lucky winner was identified by lottery officials as Teddy Young.
Both scratcher tickets