Winning Lotto Ticket Sold in County

Winning Ticket

A lottery ticket sold at a Mira Mesa liquor store matched all five winning Fantasy 5 numbers for a prize of $237,250, the California Lottery announced Saturday.     

The winning ticket -- with winning numbers 4, 5, 8, 18 and 32 -- was sold Friday night at Jimbo's Liquor, at 9388 Mira Mesa Blvd., Suite A, according to lottery officials.

The winner has 180 days from the date of the draw to claim the prize, officials said.   

Falling Gas Prices

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County fell Sunday for the 39th consecutive day, dropping seven-tenths of a cent to $3.547, its lowest amount since Feb. 18.

The average price is 4.3 cents less than one week ago and 24.7 cents lower than a month ago, but 27.7 cents more than a year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The average price has fallen 31 cents over the past 39 days, including seven-tenths of a cent on Saturday.

The decreasing prices are the result of lower demand, which is typical for the fall, according to Jeffrey Spring of the Automobile Club of Southern California.

"Drivers in most local areas should now be able to find gas stations charging less than $3.50 a gallon," Spring said. "It is important to aggressively price shop now to encourage further competition, because prices are still 30 cents higher than this time last year."    

A Merry, Military Christmas

Several San Diego kids with at least one parent deployed oversees will get to have holiday fun Sunday at the "Christmas at the Hard Rock" event.

For the past several years the Armed Services YMCA, along with Rod Luck, the Hard Rock Cafe and other sponsors have provided free breakfast, holiday decorations and music, gifts and Santa Claus, according to Armed Forces YMCA spokeswoman.

This year more than 150 families signed up to have a chance to participate, but only 25 families will attend the event, she said.

The goal of the Armed Forces YMCA is to make military life easier and help alleviate the stresses of deployment and the holiday season, she said.

The Armed forces YMCA was founded in 1920 and provides free programs, including counseling and social services, to about 8,200 junior enlisted service members and their families each month, she said.