A Mega Hundreds of thousands lottery ticket offered at a Shasta County gasoline station hit the whopping estimated $1.22-billion jackpot on Friday, officers mentioned.
The ticket was offered at Sunshine Meals and Gasoline, situated at 3505 Rhonda Street in Cottonwood with the successful numbers 3-7-37-49-55 − 6 MegaBall, with 3x MegaPlier, the California Lottery introduced. The id of the brand new billionaire was not instantly identified.
The jackpot winner may have the choice to both obtain their winnings in a sequence of funds over 30 years or as lump sum money payout of roughly $549.7 million. Winners usually take the money choice, in accordance with lottery officers.
The jackpot is the fifth-largest prize in Mega Hundreds of thousands historical past, and comes on the tail finish of a yr with unusually few jackpot wins, in accordance with the the lottery. Previous to Friday night time, the jackpot had been received solely 3 times in 2024, the fewest wins in any single yr because the sport started in 2002.
“Congratulations to our $1.22-billion jackpot winner from California,” Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Hundreds of thousands Consortium, mentioned in an announcement. “What a tremendous current this vacation season!”
The $1.22-billion jackpot had been rising since Sept. 10, when a participant received a $810-million prize from a ticket offered at a gasoline station in Sugar Land, Texas. It marks the seventh time the Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot has surpassed the $1-billion mark.
The prior six billion-plus jackpots have all been received in numerous states — South Carolina in 2018, Michigan in 2021, Illinois in 2022, Maine and Florida in 2023 and New Jersey in March, in accordance with the lottery. The sport’s report $1.6-billion jackpot was received in Florida in 2023.
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