Winning ticket sold for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot, Mega Millions says

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Winning ticket sold for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot, Mega Millions says

ATLANTA (AP) — One Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three months without anyone winning the top prize, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold for the drawing Friday night.

The winner matched the white ****** 3, 7, 37, 49, 55 and the gold Mega Ball 6. The identity of the winner was not immediately known.

The total amount of the Mega Millions jackpot would only be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Nearly all grand prize winners opt to take a cash payout, which for Friday night’s drawing is an estimated $549.7 million.

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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.

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Mega Millions jackpot ticket worth $1.6 billion was

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in Florida in August 2023. Two prizes for its compatriot Powerball lottery have been larger.

Mega Millions and Powerball are

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, as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball also is sold in Puerto Rico.

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