Florida ticket hits Mega Millions $1.58 billion jackpot
MIAMI - One lucky person who purchased a Mega Millions ticket in northern Florida is now a mega-millionaire.
One ticket sold at a Publix in Neptune Beach, east of Jacksonville, matched the Mega Millions winning numbers for the $1.58 billion jackpot: 13, 19, 20, 32, 33, with a Mega Ball of 14.
The jackpot was the largest in Mega Millions history.
Whoever won could choose to spread the full amount in annual payments over 29 years or take a one-time payment of about $783 million, both before taxes.
Before last night, the Mega Millions game was last won in New York on April 18.
One ticket with a Megaplier sold in Hollywood matched the five numbers, but not the Mega Ball number, to win $2 million.
The jackpot now resets to $20 million.
Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday, tickets cost $2. The odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 303 million.
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