The winning ticket was sold at a pizza store – Pronto Pizza on West 48th Street – in New York City, according to the New York Lottery website. The winning numbers are 36-41-45-51-56 and the Mega Ball 13. The Megaplier was 3x.
The winner has the choice of opting for the lump sum payment of $315 million.
A ticket sold in Connecticut matched five of the numbers to win the $1 million second prize, officials said.
The last time the jackpot was won was in Illinois on June 8. The jackpot for the next drawing on Friday resets to $20 million, with the cash option at $14.5 million.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the game’s website.
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