Winning Ticket for $1.22 Billion Lottery Jackpot Sold in California, Mega Millions Says

Winning Ticket for $1.22 Billion Lottery Jackpot Sold in California, Mega Millions Says
A person buys a Mega Millions ticket at Rossi's Deli in San Francisco on Dec. 26, 2024. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo
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ATLANTA—At least one Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three months without anyone winning the top prize in the lottery, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold in California for the drawing Friday night, according to the Mega Millions website.

The winning ticket matched the white balls 3, 7, 37, 49, 55 and the gold Mega Ball 6. The identity of the winner or winners was not immediately known.