LOS ANGELES (AP) — A single ticket sold in Southern California matched all six numbers and was the lucky winner of the $426 million Mega Millions jackpot prize.
What You Need To Know
- A Chevron gas station in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles sold the winning ticket
- The winner is yet to be known
- Lottery officials say the ticket holder has one year to come forward
- The jackpot was advertised as $421 million, but skyrocketing sales lifted the the total to $426 million
The winning numbers drawn Friday night were 3, 16, 25, 44 and 55. According to the California State Lottery, the Mega ball was 13
A Chevron gas station in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles sold the winning ticket.
The winner is yet to be known. Lottery officials say the ticket holder has one year to come forward. They’ll have the choice of taking a lump sum payment of approximately $293 million (before federal taxes), or the entire jackpot amount in graduated payments over 29 years.
“It’s always exciting when we have a winning ticket with such a big jackpot in California,” said Alva V. Johnson, director of the California State Lottery. “What makes it particularly meaningful is that California’s public schools are also a big winner! Raising money for education is why the Lottery exists in the first place, and we take a lot of pride in that.”
The jackpot was advertised as $421 million, but skyrocketing sales lifted the the total to $426 million.