Mega Millions announces winner of $1.13 billion jackpot
The winning numbers Tuesday night were: 7, 11, 22, 29, 38 with a gold Mega Ball of 4 and a 2X Megaplier
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The Mega Millions jackpot announced a winner in Tuesday night's estimated $1.13 billion drawing after 30 previous drawings without a winner.
The winning numbers Tuesday night were: 7, 11, 22, 29, 38 and gold Mega Ball 4. The Megaplier was 2X.
The winning ticket was sold in New Jersey. This was the fifth-largest prize in the history of the game, Mega Millions said in a news release.
In addition to the jackpot, 12 players — one each in California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio and two each in Florida, Georgia and New York — matched all five white balls to win $1 million and another player in New York matched all five white balls and the Megaplier to win $3 million.
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A person plays lottery at a 7-eleven store as the Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Getty Images)
"Lottery fever continues to spread throughout the country," Georgia Lottery President and CEO Gretchen Corbin, lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, said ahead of Tuesday's drawing.
The $1.13 billion grand prize carries a one-time cash payout option of $537.5 million.
Winners typically select the cash prize over the Mega Millions annuity paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments.
The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the game.
Mega Millions forms are stacked and waiting on players on August 07, 2023, in Silver Spring, Maryland. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Before Tuesday's drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot was last won on Dec. 8, when two winners in California matched all six numbers to take home the $395 million prize.
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The record $1.602 billion jackpot was won in Florida on Aug. 8, 2023. That prize is the world’s largest lottery ever won on a single ticket.
Forms to pick numbers for Powerball are on display in a store on October 04, 2023, in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images / Getty Images)
The next drawing will be held on Friday, when players will attempt to win the estimated $20 million grand prize, which carries a cash option of $9.5 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The deadline for purchasing a ticket is 9:45 p.m. on draw nights.
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Drawings are conducted at 11 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesdays and Fridays in Atlanta, Georgia.