California store sells winning $1.22 billion Mega Millions ticket
One lucky ticket sold in Northern California won an estimated $1.22 billion jackpot in Friday's Mega Millions drawing just days before the new year.
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One lucky ticket sold in Northern California won an estimated $1.22 billion jackpot in Friday's Mega Millions drawing just days before the new year.
In the hours ahead of Friday's Mega Millions drawing, the jackpot grew to $1.22 billion.
Excitement is building for Friday night's $1.2 billion Mega Millions drawing. People across New York City and Long Island are dishing out a couple bucks for the chance to win mega big. They shared some of their plans for the prize with CBS News New York's Jessi Mitchell.
The Mega Millions jackpot winner could either take the cash payout of $549.7 million or the $1.22 billion annuity paid out over 30 years.
The winning ticket was drawn on March 26 at ShopRite in Neptune Township.
No Mega Millions player won the $1 billion Christmas Eve jackpot, so the grand prize for Friday night's drawing will be an estimated $1.15 billion.
The sole winner of a $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot has begun the process of collecting the prize, the New Jersey Lottery said Monday.
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Mega Millions said the jackpot was last won in Illinois on June 4 with a ticket valued at $552 million.
If the winner opts for a cash prize, they will take home $336.1 million.
The winning $1.13 billion ticket was sold at a ShopRite down the Jersey Shore. Lottery officials are now waiting for the lucky winner to come forward, as customers congratulate whoever it was.
The winning $1.13 billion ticket was sold at a ShopRite down the Jersey Shore. Lottery officials are now waiting for the lucky winner to come forward, as customers congratulate whoever it was. CBS New York's Christine Sloan has the story.
The winning $1.13 billion ticket was sold at a ShopRite down the Jersey Shore. Lottery officials are now waiting for the lucky winner to come forward.
One lucky winner in New Jersey is waking up a whole lot richer this morning.
There was one winning ticket sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, in New Jersey, officials said. It was the fifth largest in the game's history.
There has not been a grand prize winner since New Year's Day.
No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8, a string of 30 consecutive drawings without anyone taking home the top prize.
The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $977 million during the 29 drawings with no winner since Dec. 8.
There has not been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since Dec. 8.
The jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing will be at least an estimated $792 million after no tickets matched the numbers for Tuesday night's $735 million grand prize.
It's the second-biggest grand prize ever won in U.S. lottery history, behind only a $2.04 billion pot of gold also won in California in November 2022.
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