Northern California Store Sells $1.22 Billion Mega Millions Ticket

In a historic win, a Mega Millions ticket worth $1.22 billion was sold in Northern California, making it one of the largest jackpots in the lottery's history.

This life-changing ticket was purchased at a Circle K in Cottonwood, a small town located in Shasta County. It was the only ticket across the nation that matched the complete set of numbers drawn that night.

The numbers that led to this incredible victory were 3, 7, 37, 49, 55, with the Mega Ball being 6.

This significant jackpot was the third-winning occurrence of the year and follows an earlier large win of $810 million in Texas on September 10.

For this massive prize, the winner can opt for a one-time cash payout of approximately $549.7 million or choose to receive the full $1.22 billion over 30 years through an annuity plan.

Additionally, two other tickets, sold in Roseville and San Bernardino in California, came close by correctly matching five out of the six numbers drawn. Each of these tickets won a prize of $787,543.

This information is reported by Richard Ramos, a Sacramento native and web producer for CBS Sacramento, who holds a Journalism degree from CSUS.

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