Mega Millions estimated $1.13 billion jackpot has one winning ticket
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There was one winning ticket sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, in New Jersey, officials said. It was the fifth largest in the game's history.
The game had gone more than three months without a jackpot winner. Tuesday's winning numbers were 7, 11, 22, 29, 38, and a Mega Ball 4.
The estimated jackpot was the eighth largest in U.S. lottery history and the fifth largest ever for Mega Millions. The biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever, $1.602 billion, was won on Aug. 8 of last year, when a single winning ticket was sold in Florida. The largest prize in U.S. lottery history, a $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, was won in California in February of 2023.
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