A winning ticket for the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot was sold in Shasta County, California, with the winner set to take home the fifth-largest prize ever. The ticket matched all six numbers and is estimated to be worth $549.7 million. This marks the fifth-largest prize in Mega Millions history. No one has won the grand prize in the last 30 drawings, as the jackpot has ballooned to its current record-breaking value.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350. The winner’s identity remains undisclosed, but congratulations have been extended by Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium. The game was played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with tickets costing $2 per play.
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/winning-ticket-mega-millions-122-billion-jackpot-sold/story?id=117161273