FORT LAUDERDALE — A blessed lottery player in Florida gained a share of a large $502 million jackpot that was up for grabs through the Friday evening Mega Tens of millions jackpot drawing, officers mentioned.
Just one ticket bought in the Sunshine Condition and California matched all the successful figures of 9, 22, 26, 41, 44, together with getting the Mega Ball selection of 19, according to a written assertion on the Mega Tens of millions website.
In accordance to a local report, the profitable Florida ticket was bought in Fort Myers.
The Mega Thousands and thousands ticket that matched all of the profitable jackpot quantities in California was sold at a 7-Eleven advantage store in San Jose, in accordance to the California Lottery’s internet site.
The successful amount swelled to $502 million — the eleventh major jackpot in video game historical past — mainly because of strong sales in the closing hours in advance of the drawing.
If the winners pick to acquire a lump sum funds payout, they will stroll absent with $252 million, according to the lottery statement.
Officers stated there have been 1,054,198 successful tickets sold for the Oct 14 drawing, like the two jackpot-winning tickets.
