A Mega Millions lottery ticket holder from Florida won a jackpot of…
A Mega Millions lottery ticket holder from Florida won a jackpot of approximately $800 million.
Consensus
- The winner of the Mega Millions jackpot is from Florida.
- The jackpot amount is $800 million.
- The winning ticket was purchased at a Wawa fuel station in Bradenton, Florida.
- The winner has not yet been publicly identified.
- The prize is the largest Mega Millions jackpot since 2026 and tenth-largest in the game's history.
- The winner can choose between annual payments over 30 years or a lump sum of $344.2 million before taxes.
- The odds of winning the jackpot are approximately 1 in 290.5 million.
- The previous Mega Millions jackpot was won in March, and the record prize of $1.6 billion was also won in Florida in August 2023.
Points of divergence
- A resident of Moscow won a superprize of over 24.6 million rubles in the 'Vse ili nic' lottery, winning without guessing any numbers. — vm
- On July 3, a grandmother from Moscow with seven grandchildren won a prize exceeding 16.8 million rubles by randomly selecting numbers. — vm
- A transportation security employee from Bryansk Oblast became a lottery winner twice, winning 13.5 million rubles on the second occasion after buying just one ticket. — vm
- The winning numbers included six matching numbers and a gold Mega Ball with number 12. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Bought a ticket at a gas station and became a millionaire with $800 million — Фонтанка
- Покупатель лотерейного билета во Флориде выиграл 800 миллионов долларов — Вечерняя Москва
- Jackpot of $800 million won by Florida lottery ticket buyer. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Американец выиграл 800 миллионов долларов в лотерею — Вести