Winner of Last Month’s $1.6 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Claims Prize in Florida

Lottery forms at the Presidente Supermarket in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami on Aug. 7, 2023. Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—The winner of last month’s $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot—the third-largest in U.S. history—has come forward to claim the prize, officials said Wednesday.

In all, Mega Millions has had five prizes of more than a billion dollars.