The $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot was won by a player in California

the Mega Millions The $1.22 billion jackpot was won in Friday night’s drawing, with the winning ticket purchased in California.

The winning numbers drawn on Tuesday were 3, 7, 37, 49, 55 with a golden Mega Ball worth 6. The Megaplier was 3X.

The grand prize in Friday’s drawing was the fifth largest in the history of the game.

In addition to the grand prize, four players – Two in California And one each in Arizona, Missouri and Texas – match all five white balls to win $1 million.

The lottery jackpot exceeds $1 billion

The $1.22 billion jackpot carries a one-time cash option of $549.7 million.

Winners typically choose a cash prize rather than an annuity paid as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments.

The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.

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Before Friday’s drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot was last won on Sept. 10, when a Texas player matched all six numbers to claim the $810 million prize, the eighth-largest jackpot in the game’s history.

The record Mega Millions jackpot of $1.602 billion was won in Florida on August 8, 2023. The jackpot is the third-largest in the world ever won with a single ticket, after two winning Powerball tickets worth $2.04 billion and $1.765 billion, both Which were won in California in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

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The next drawing will be held on Tuesday, where players will try to win the $20 million jackpot, which carries a $9 million cash option.

Mega Millions is played in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Deadline for Buy a ticket 9:45pm on drawing night, Tuesday and Friday.