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The winning ticket for the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot has been sold in California, with the winner set to take home the fifth-largest prize ever. The winning ticket was sold in Shasta ...
Only three Mega Millions jackpots have been won this year — the fewest in any year since the game started. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
The lump sum payout for the $1.22 billion drawing was an estimated $549.7 million, a Mega Millions spokesperson told CBS News. The winner can also choose to receive the $1.22 billion annuity paid ...
Mega Millions winners have either 180 days (California nonjackpot prizes only) or one year to claim prizes, including the jackpot (although some Mega Millions winners lose the right to collect a jackpot in cash if they wait more than 60 days after the drawing).
Despite the game’s long odds of 1 in 302.6 million, players continued to purchase tickets as the size of the grand prize grew. Until Friday, the last time a Mega Millions player hit the top prize was Sept. 10. The largest-ever Mega Millions jackpot ticket worth $1.6 billion was sold in Florida in August 2023. Two prizes for its compatriot ...
A winning ticket for the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot was sold in California. The ticket was sold at Sunshine Food and Gas in Cottonwood, CA, the California State Lottery said.
In June 2005, the Lottery Commission voted to join Mega Millions. [30] California is unique among the 45 Mega Millions participants in that all nine prize levels for Mega Millions within its borders are always parimutuel, rather than each non-jackpot prize having a set value. This leads to different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in ...
A lucky lottery ticketholder in California holds the winning ticket from Friday night's drawing for the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot.. A winning ticket sold in Cottonwood, Calif., means a ...