Everyone is bigger in Texas, and that includes lottery payouts. A gas station ticket has won a staggering$ 800 million on Tuesday, surpassing the previous jackpot from a gas station outside Houston. This victory ends a run of over 20 illustrations without a prize winner.
Winning facts
The Sugar Land, Texas petrol station Murphy USA 8848 was where the happy seat was purchased. The winning numbers were 1, 2, 16, 24, 66, with the silver Mega Ball being 6. The store will receive$ 1 million for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.
Jackpot break
The winner has the option of choosing between annual payouts worth$ 800 million or a$ 404.2 million one-time cash option. Winners of prizes worth more than$ 1 million are permitted to remain anonymous under Texas law.
New wins and probabilities
This is the 15th Mega Millions prize won in Texas, and it is the first one to be won since Blue Yucca Trust won a$ 361,0 million award on October 6, 2023. The odds of winning the Mega Millions prize are 1 in 302, 575, 350.
Another finalists
Four other players won$ 1 million each after matching the five white balls. These tickets were sold in New York, California, Florida, and Washington State. 15 miles northeast of West Point, at Gulf Express, where the New Yorker’s solution was purchased.
Upcoming designs
The next Mega Millions drawing, scheduled for Friday the 13th, will revert to a$ 20 million jackpot. The largest Mega Millions jackpot possibly,$ 1.62 billion, was won in August 2023 at a Publix mall in Neptune Beach, Florida. The winning ticket was claimed by Saltines Holdings LLC, which opted for the lump-sum pay of$ 794.2 million.
