Someone in Texas won the $800 million Mega Millions jackpot after matching all six numbers drawn Tuesday night.
The winning numbers drawn were: 1, 2, 16, 24, 66, 6 and a 4x Megaplier. Lottery officials said the winning ticket was sold at Murphy USA 8848 in Sugar Land, Texas.
This jackpot is ranked as the seventh largest in the history of the game, with the winner taking home an estimated prize of $800 million, including $404.2 million in cash.
In addition to the jackpot-winning ticket, four tickets matched all five white balls to win the game’s second-tier prize, worth $1 million, sold in California, Florida, New York and Washington, according to the game’s website.
The last time someone won the game’s jackpot was on June 4, when a winning ticket worth $552 million was sold in Illinois.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot of all time, worth $1.58 billion, was sold on August 8, 2023 in Florida.
The next drawing will take place on Friday and the jackpot will now reset to $20 million.
