An $800 million Mega Millions jackpot is won by a single ticket sold in Florida, after the prize goes unclaimed for more than four months. The Mega Millions website says the winning ticket was sold in Florida for the Tuesday, July 28 drawing, when one ticket matched all six numbers. The jackpot is estimated at $800 million and ranks as the 10th-largest in Mega Millions history. The prize includes a cash option of $344.2 million, according to the Mega Millions website, and it is described by outlets as the third Mega Millions jackpot won this year. NDTV adds that the winner has 180 days from the drawing date to claim the prize. It also reports that the winner can choose to remain anonymous for up to 90 days after coming forward. The outlets agree the win comes from one ticket and is tied to the July 28 drawing, with Florida as the selling state.
Florida ticket holder wins $800 million Mega Millions jackpot
An $800 million Mega Millions jackpot is won by a single ticket sold in Florida, after the prize goes unclaimed for more than four months. The Mega Millions website says the winning ticket was sold in...
- A single Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida matches all six numbers from the Tuesday, July 28 drawing.
- The jackpot is estimated at about $800 million and ranks as the 10th-largest in Mega Millions history.
- The prize offers a cash option reported as $344.2 million.
- The winner has 180 days from the drawing date to claim the prize.
- The winner may remain anonymous for up to 90 days after coming forward.
A lucky Mega Millions ticket holder in Florida won the estimated $800 million jackpot — the largest of the year and tenth-largest in the game's history — on Tuesday night.
48 minutes agoThe winner has 180 days from the drawing date to claim the prize and can choose to remain anonymous for up to 90 days after coming forward.
3 hours agoA lucky lottery player in Florida has finally claimed the massive $800 million Mega Millions jackpot after the prize went unclaimed for more than four months. According to the Mega Millions website, the winning ticket was sold in Florida for the Tuesday, July 28 drawing. The jackpot carried a cash option of $344.2 million and became the third Mega Millions jackpot to be won this year. It also ranks as the 10th-largest jackpot in the history of the lottery.
3 hours agoA single ticket sold in Florida matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's drawing to claim an estimated $800M Mega Millions jackpot, the 10th-largest prize in the game's history.
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