No one won the $1.1 billion jackpot in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing, but two tickets sold in Massachusetts were worth $1 million each. The $1 million prize was won by a quick pick ticket and another quick pick ticket sold at Wegmans in Chestnut Hill. Sold at Jaqueline’s Mini Market in Lawrence, according to the Massachusetts Lottery. This is the first time Chestnut Hill Wegman’s has won big. Store manager Todd Drickel said he found out about the winning ticket while listening to the radio in his car on the way to work.”When we walked into the store this morning, we verified through our hardware that we had in fact sold one of the million dollar lottery tickets,” Drickel said. Drickel, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. said his company’s Chestnut Hill store will receive about $10,000 for the sale of the winning ticket. Numbers drawn on Tuesday night: 7, 13, 14, 15, 18 and gold. Mega Ball 9. Friday night’s new jackpot drawing will be another milestone in the game, Mega Millions said in a statement Wednesday. “Now at $1.35 billion, the Mega Millions jackpot is on the rise, making history as the second-highest Mega Millions. Ohio Lottery Director and Mega Millions Consortium CEO Pat McDonald said in a statement. The $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot is the game’s largest jackpot since a ticket sold in South Carolina on October 23, 2018. $1.537 billion jackpot, the largest in the history of the game. Friday night’s drawing will be the 26th since the jackpot was last hit on Oct. 14, 2022, when tickets sold in California and Florida each won a share of the $502 million jackpot. There have been 25 draws in the three months since a player last matched all six numbers and claimed the jackpot. In the next drawing, an estimated $1.35 billion jackpot will be awarded to the winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years only. Almost all of the big prize winners choose to pay cash, with Friday night’s drawing totaling nearly $707.9 million. The largest US jackpot to date was the $2.04 billion Powerball won by a single ticket in California in November. Despite the game’s odds of 1 in 302.6 million, players continue to buy tickets as the size of the jackpot increases. Mega Millions is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, DC and the US Virgin Islands. The Associated Press contributed. to this report.
No one won the $1.1 billion jackpot in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing, but two tickets sold in Massachusetts were worth $1 million each.
According to the Massachusetts Lottery, the $1 million in winnings were won by a quick pick ticket sold at Wegmans in Chestnut Hill and another quick pick ticket sold at Jaqueline’s Mini Market in Lawrence.
This is the first time Chestnut Hill Wegman’s has won big. Store manager Todd Drickel said he found out about the winning ticket while listening to the radio in the car on his way to work.
“When we went into the store this morning, we verified through our hardware that we had in fact sold one of the million dollar lottery tickets,” Drikel said.
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.’s Chestnut Hill store will receive about $10,000 for the sale of the winning ticket, Drickel said.
The numbers drawn on Tuesday night were: 7, 13, 14, 15, 18 and the golden Mega Ball 9.
Friday night’s new jackpot drawing will be another milestone in the game, Mega Millions announced earlier Wednesday.
“Now at $1.35 billion, the Mega Millions jackpot soars and goes down in history as the second-highest Mega Millions jackpot in history,” said Pat McDonald, director of the Ohio Lottery and lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium.
The $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot is the game’s largest since October 23, 2018, when a ticket sold in South Carolina won the $1.537 billion jackpot, the largest in the game’s history.
Friday night’s drawing will be the 26th since the jackpot was last hit on Oct. 14, 2022, when tickets sold in California and Florida each won a share of the $502 million jackpot.
The last time a player matched all six numbers and claimed the jackpot, there were 25 drawings within three months.
In the next drawing, an estimated $1.35 billion jackpot will be awarded to the winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years only. Almost all of the big prize winners are slated to receive a cash payout of approximately $707.9 million for Friday night’s drawing.
The biggest US jackpot to date was the $2.04 billion Powerball won by a single ticket in California in November.
Despite the game’s odds of 1 in 302.6 million, players continue to buy tickets as the jackpot grows in size.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, as well as Washington and the US Virgin Islands.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.