The Mega Millions jackpot winner finally won Tuesday night after 31 consecutive draws without one. A Florida resident won a whopping $1.58 billion, yes, but there were also numerous $1 million winners across the United States.
Winners are not known until prizes are claimed and tickets are verified, so many remain unknown.
According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, a lucky winner matched five white balls on 13-19-20-32-33, but not the yellow Mega Ball 14, to win $1 million in the Aug. 8 Mega Millions drawing.
The ticket was purchased at Jane’s Mini Mart located in New Castle, Lawrence County. The store owner will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.An Oklahoma man believed he had won $10,000, but his local lottery told him he had actually won $1 million. Lottery officials confirmed that the man, named Larry, was in for a big surprise when he checked his ticket. Larry learned the news when he went to the Oklahoma Lottery Winner Center to claim the news.
The winning ticket was purchased in a $1.35 billion drawing last August 4 at QuikTrip in Tulsa.
Biggest jackpot ever: $1.58 billion jackpot winning ticket sold in Florida
What is the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever?
At $1.55 billion, Tuesday’s Mega Millions will equal the largest jackpot in the lottery’s history. Here’s where the other record-holders stand:
- $1.558 billion estimated in the current 2023 lottery
- $1.537 billion from one winning ticket in South Carolina in October 2018.
- $1.348 billion from one winning ticket in Maine in January 2023.
- $1.337 billion from one winning ticket in Illinois in July 2022.
- $1.05 billion from one winning ticket in Michigan in January 2021.
