No one wins Mega Millions jackpot; $3.9 million ticket sold in Hacienda Heights

While no one won the Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night, someone who bought a ticket in Hacienda Heights just became a millionaire. 

According to the California Lottery, a ticket sold at Park's Liquor on South 7th Avenue in Hacienda Heights hit five of the lucky numbers, making it worth over $3.9 million. 

The winning numbers for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing — with an estimated jackpot of $1.1 billion — are: 7, 13, 14, 15, 18 and a Mega Ball 9.

This is the fifth-largest lottery jackpot ever, and the third-largest in Mega Millions history. There have been 24 drawings since the Mega Millions jackpot was last won on Oct. 14. 

Currently, a winner of the Mega Millions jackpot could either receive the winnings through annual payments or receive the smaller, but more immediate, lump sum which be approximately $568.7 million before taxes. The IRS levies a 24% tax on lottery winnings.

If the winner chose to the annual payment option, they would receive $836 million over 29 years, after taxes. If the person chose the lump sum option, they would receive $432.2 million after taxes.

In November, a winning ticket for the historic $2.04 billion Powerball lottery jackpot was sold at Joe's Service Center in Altadena. The identity of the winner has yet to be announced.

According to the Lottery, the store that sells any ticket worth equal to or greater than $1 million gets a kickback of about .5% times the prize amount, meaning Park's Liquor will receive about $20,000 for selling the nearly $4 million ticket. 

The payment to the store that sells any winning ticket is capped at $1 million.