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More than $800 million worth of Mega Millions tickets were sold in Texas on Tuesday night, breaking a streak of more than 20 draws without a jackpot winner.
The winning numbers were 1, 2, 16, 24, 66, and the gold Mega Ball 6.
Tuesday's jackpot win was the seventh-largest in lottery history. This surpassed the $656 million ticket price sold in March 2012, which was split between three tickets in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.
The odds of winning Mega Millions are 1 in 302,575,350.
The lucky winner can claim an annuity of $800 million or choose a lump sum cash payout of $404.2 million.
The biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever won, worth $1.62 billionWas sold at a Publix supermarket in Neptune Beach, Florida in August 2023.
Who claimed the historic ticket Saltines Holdings LLC. who opted to claim a one-time payment of $794,248,882.00.