The Mega Millions jackpot-winning ticket worth $421 million was sold in Los Angeles, The unidentified ticket-holder can opt for an estimated $426 million or $292.9 million lump-sum cash payout, according to the Mega Millions website.
FILE - A customer fills out a lottery ticket in Palo Alto, Calif., on March 30, 2012. Southern California is the lucky winner of the $426 million jackpot prize. The California State Lottery says a single ticket sold at a Chevron gas station in the Woodlands Hills section of Los Angeles matched all six numbers drawn Friday, Jan. 29, 2022. The winner is yet to be known and lottery officials say the ticket holder has one year to come forward.
The winning numbers drawn Friday night were 3, 16, 25, 44 and 55. The Mega ball was 13, the California State Lottery said.The winner is yet to be known. Lottery officials say the ticket holder has one year to come forward. They’ll have the choice of taking a lump sum payment of approximately $293 million , or the entire jackpot amount in graduated payments over 29 years.
“It’s always exciting when we have a winning ticket with such a big jackpot in California," said Alva V. Johnson, director of the California State Lottery. “What makes it particularly meaningful is that California’s public schools are also a big winner! Raising money for education is why the Lottery exists in the first place, and we take a lot of pride in that.”
The jackpot was advertised as $421 million, but skyrocketing sales lifted the the total to $426 million. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting
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