The lucky winner of the California lottery has bagged the 30th largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history and the 13th largest Mega Millions prize, according to the lottery website. Only one ticket met the target of matching all six balls in Friday night's lottery.
Soon after the drawing, the official Twitter handle of Mega Millions teased, "It's a MEGA good Friday for California!" The winner, who is yet to be revealed, could also opt for a $289.5 million cash option, according to the lottery rules.
While the chance of one single lottery ticket matching all six numbers drawn is very tiny, about one in 302 million, the Mega Million jackpot winner has proven that one could still get lucky. Well, apart from one person winning the jackpot, four other tickets also matched all five white balls to win million-dollar prizes but missed the jackpot. These four tickets were sold in Ohio, New York, Mississippi, and Texas.
Mega Millions Next Jackpot
It has been three months since the Mega Millions jackpot winner was announced. In late October an Arizona family won the $108 million.
The next Mega Millions will revert to starting value of $20 million with the drawing scheduled for Tuesday, February 1, and the winner will have a cash option of $13.7 million.
