$800 million Mega Millions jackpot claimed by a player in Texas.


 

The estimated $800 million Mega Millions jackpot was won in Tuesday night’s drawing, with the winning ticket purchased in Texas.

The drawn numbers were 1, 2, 16, 24, and 66, with a gold Mega Ball of 6 and a Megaplier of 4X. This grand prize ranks as the seventh-largest in the game’s history.

In addition to the jackpot, four players in California, Florida, New York, and Washington state matched all five white balls, each winning $1 million.

The estimated $800 million grand prize offers a one-time cash payout option of $404.2 million. Winners typically opt for the cash prize instead of the annuity, which pays out as one lump sum followed by 29 annual payments. The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 302,575,350, according to megamillions.com.

Prior to Tuesday's drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot was last claimed on June 4, when a player in Illinois won $552 million, the 10th-largest jackpot in the game’s history. The record Mega Millions jackpot of $1.602 billion was won in Florida on August 8, 2023, making it the world’s third-largest lottery prize ever won on a single ticket, trailing only two Powerball jackpots of $2.04 billion and $1.765 billion, both won in California within the last two years.

The next drawing will take place on Friday, offering a $20 million grand prize with a cash option of $10.1 million. Mega Millions is available in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with ticket sales closing at 9:45 p.m. on the nights of the Tuesday and Friday drawings.

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