A single ticket bought in southern California matched all six numbers and was the fortunate winner of the $426m Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot prize.
The successful numbers drawn on Friday evening have been 3, 16, 25, 44 and 55. The Mega ball was 13, the California State Lottery stated.
The successful ticket was bought at a Chevron fuel station within the Woodland Hills part of Los Angeles.
The winner was but to be identified. Lottery officers stated the ticket holder had a yr to return ahead. After they do, they'll have the selection of taking a lump sum fee of about $293m (earlier than federal taxes) or your entire jackpot quantity of $426m in graduated funds over 29 years.
“It’s at all times thrilling when now we have a successful ticket with such an enormous jackpot in California,“ stated Alva V Johnson, director of the California state lottery.
“What makes it significantly significant is that California’s public faculties are additionally an enormous winner! Elevating cash for training is why the lottery exists within the first place, and we take numerous delight in that.”
The jackpot was marketed as $421m however skyrocketing gross sales lifted the the entire to $426m.
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