Two lucky ticket holders from the states of California and Florida picked the winning numbers during Friday night’s drawing for the Mega Millions jackpot, which was worth an astounding $494 million at the time.
The numbers nine, 22, 26, 41, and 44 were chosen as the winning numbers, and the number nineteen was chosen as the Mega Ball number.
7-Eleven reportedly owns the convenience store in San Jose, California, where a winning Mega Millions ticket was purchased. This information can be found on the website of the California Lottery.
According to WFLA, the second ticket was bought at a 7-Eleven in Fort Myers. This information comes from the station. There has not been a decision made regarding who will come out on top just yet.
Winners could choose to receive either the $247.9 million grand prize or an equivalent cash payout of approximately $123.9 million. Both options were available to them.
After claiming their prize, the jackpot winner is only allowed to maintain their privacy in a select few of the nation’s states. This is true across the country.
If a person lives in California or Florida and wins a prize, they are required by law to report their name, city of residence, the name of the game they won, the date they won it, and the amount of money they took home with them. This information is available on the websites of both of these states.
The states of New Jersey, North Carolina, and Texas each had an additional winner who came very close to taking home the prize but ultimately fell short because they were missing the Mega ball. They will receive a one-million-dollar consolation prize as a reward for all of their hard work.
In July, when the entire country was caught up in a frenzy of excitement over the lottery, a ticket holder from Des Plaines, Illinois, who wishes to remain anonymous, won the record-breaking $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot. During that time, the lottery had the entire country in its grip.
Even if you didn’t win the Mega Millions lottery, there’s still a shot you could end up with a million dollars in your bank account.
The Powerball lottery jackpot has at long last arrived at its current amount of $454 million. This coming Saturday will be the day for the drawing, and the jackpot is currently sitting at a value of 232.6 million dollars in cash.
