MEGA Jackpot!
The largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, worth an estimated $1.58 billion, was secured in Florida on Tuesday night.
The winning numbers were 13, 19, 20, 32, 33, and the gold Mega ball 14.
The winning ticketholder can choose between the massive $1.58 billion jackpot paid in annual payments or a one-time cash option worth an estimated $783.3 million.
It is the largest jackpot prize in Mega Millions history, narrowly beating out the previous high of $1.537 billion which was sold in South Carolina in 2018, the lottery said.
The billion-dollar ticket was sold inside a Publix supermarket in Neptune Beach, Fla., according to News4JAX.
Ronald Fransico Maren, a sales clerk at Bluebird Liquor, sells lotto players tickets for the $1.55 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023 in Hawthorne, CA. Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesTuesday’s jackpot drawing was the third-largest prize in lottery history.
California’s Edwin Castro claimed the $2.04 billion Powerball last November, which stands as the largest payout for a lottery player.
Three ticket holders from California, Florida and Tennessee split the $1.586 prize in Jan. 2016.
A lottery advertising sign is seen along Highway 101 as Mega Millions jackpot reaches $ 1 billion 580 million, in Belmont of San Mateo County, California. Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesTickets from California, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia won $1 million for matching all five white balls.
Mega Millions last crowned a jackpot winner on April 18, when a winning ticket worth $20 million was sold in Syracuse, New York.
Mega Millions players have a 1 in 302,575,350 chance of winning the jackpot in any drawing.
A person plays the lottery at a 7-eleven store as Mega Millions jackpot reaches $ 1 billion 580 million, in Redwood City, California, on August 8, 2023. Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesThe ticketholderis the latest member of the billion-dollar lottery jackpot club as a Powerball ticket worth $1.08 billion was sold in Los Angeles in July.
The Powerball ticket was sold out of Las Palmitas Mini Market, a small family-owned convenience store in downtown Los Angele’s fashion district.
While no official winner has been announced, store owner Nabor Herrera’s stepdaughter believes the person is “100% a Latina lady,” Angelica Menjivar told The Post following the draw.
Las Palmitas received a $1 million check for selling the winning ticket.
