"Congratulations to our $1.22 billion jackpot winner from California," Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a press release. "What an amazing present this holiday season! At an incredibly special time of year, this is both an incredibly special moment for our winner, and for all the great organizations and causes that benefit from lottery ticket sales around the country."
The jackpot was claimed after a 31-drawing run that began on September 10, when the last jackpot was won. The largest-ever US lottery jackpot was won in November 2022, when a man in California won the $2.04 billion Powerball.
The winning ticket was sold at Sunshine Food and Gas in Cottonwood, northern California, the California State Lottery said. The winning numbers were 3, 7, 37, 49, and 55, and the gold Mega Ball number was 6.
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