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Digital News Report – Someone finally won the Mega Millions jackpot. The winning numbers were 22, 24, 31, 52, 54, plus the Mega Ball 4. There was one winner of the estimated $312 million jackpot.
There was one big winner and many winners who matched five numbers. The Mega winning ticket was sold in Albany New York.
There were five winners in California matching five of the numbers. They won $250,000 each. There were four winners in New York and Ohio, three in Texas, and two in Washington, North Carolina, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
There was only one Match 5 + 0 winner in each of these states:
Indiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Oregon
South Carolina
Virginia
Most states run both the Mega Millions and Powerball lotteries. Nevada and a few other states don’t offer either game while California plays the Mega Millions only.
By Mark Williams
Images: pink states: both Powerball and Mega Millions – Blue: Only Mega Millionsa – Red: Powerball only