Mega Millions player in US wins $1.7b jackpot
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The Mega Millions lottery reached the US$1.269 billion mark after no one matched all six numbers in the previous 30 draws.
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LOS ANGELES - A Mega Millions ticket holder in California woke up much richer on Dec 28 after they matched all six numbers in the lottery hours before to win an estimated US$1.3 billion (S$1.7 billion), the fifth largest jackpot in the game’s history.
The winning ticket that matched the numbers 3, 7, 37, 49 and 55, plus the gold Mega Ball 6 during the Dec 27 draw was sold in Cottonwood, California, about 300km north of San Francisco, Mega Millions said in a statement.
“What an amazing present this holiday season! At an incredibly special time of year, this is both an incredibly special moment for our winner,” Mr Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium.
The lottery reached the US$1.269 billion mark after no one matched all six numbers in the previous 30 draws. Odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
The largest ever in US lottery jackpot history came in November 2022, when a single ticket holder in California won a US$2.04 billion Powerball jackpot. REUTERS
