Local News in Brief : Granada Hills Lotto Pick Hits $15.4 Million

An unidentified person who bought a Lotto ticket in Granada Hills won a $15.4-million jackpot on Wednesday, according to state lottery officials.

The winner, who had not claimed the prize as of 5 p.m. Thursday, will collect $629,000 annually after taxes for 20 years. The six winning numbers were 9, 10, 17, 22, 40 and 44, lottery spokesman John Schade said.

In addition, eight other players will share $2.2 million for picking five of the winning numbers plus the bonus number of 26, he said. Each will receive a one-time payment of $222,000 after taxes, he said.

Like the jackpot winner, none of those eight players had claimed the prize by 5 p.m. Thursday, he said.

Lottery ticket sales for Wednesday’s game brought in $20.8 million, officials said.