The massive $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot has just been won in Friday night’s drawing with a single ticket that was sold in California. A price that the record of has been the fifth largest since the game started.
The winning numbers are 3, 7, 37, 49, and 55, while the gold Mega Ball happened to be 6 with a 3X Megaplier.
Aside from the California player who won the massive $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot, four other players—two in California and one each in Arizona, Missouri, and Texas—matched all five white balls, giving them $1 million each.
The jackpot that was estimated offers a one-time cash payout option of $549.7 million. Most of the players that won the game preferred to be paid in cash rather than an annuity, which gives one immediate payment and then 29 annual installments.
The joy that surrounded the drawing on Friday night shows how popular the Mega Millions is to the people of America and lovers who pay attention to it across the world. The players increase every time with their life-changing prizes.
