Mega Millions: $800 million jackpot won in Florida

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LOS ANGELES – A ticket with all six numbers in the latest multi-state Mega Millions lottery draw was sold in Florida.  The player has the option of receiving an estimated $800 million – the 18th-largest lottery jackpot in American history – in 30 graduated annual installments, or a lump sum cash payment of $344.2 million, according to lottery officials.

Both figures are subject to federal taxes.

Winning numbers

The numbers drawn Tuesday were 34, 48, 49, 59, 70 4, 60 and the Mega number was 12.

There were two tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Mega Millions Consortium, which conducts the game, announced.

The ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, sold in Illinois is worth $5 million, because its multiplier was 5, the Mega Millions Consortium, which conducts the game, announced.

The ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, sold in New York is worth $3 million, because its multiplier was 3.

10th largest in Mega Millions history

The jackpot is the 10th largest in the history of the game which began in 1996 as The Big Game and was given the new name Mega Millions in 2002.

There have been eight larger Powerball jackpots.

The drawing was the 37th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.

The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number is 1 in 290,472,336, according to the Mega Millions Consortium. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 23.

The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and US Virgin Islands. (CNS)