TURLOCK, Calif. —
Someone who bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Turlock is about to get a whole lot richer!
The California Lottery announced that a winning ticket worth nearly $630,000 was sold in Turlock. The winning ticket was sold at Circle D Liquor on Geer Road.
The winning numbers were: 2-31-32-37-70 and Gold Mega Ball 25. The lucky ticket in Turlock matched five numbers on the Mega Millions drawing, but missed the Mega number. It'll payout $629,182.
The Mega Millions jackpot has steadily grown since someone last won in mid-April.
While the prize money is certainly life changing, it's far from breaking lottery records. Last year, a Mega Millions jackpot cracked the $1 billion mark for just the second time. A four-member suburban Detroit lottery club won that $1.05 billion jackpot and chose the lump sump, receiving $557 million after taxes.
What are the top 10 biggest Mega Millions jackpots?
1. $1.537 billion - 10/23/2018
2. $1.050 billion - 1/22/2021
3. $656 million - 3/30/2012
4. $648 million - 12/17/2013
5. $555 million - - (est.) 7/19/2022
6. $543 million - 7/24/2018
7. $536 million - 7/8/2016
8. $533 million - 3/30/2018
9. $522 million -6/7/2019
10. $516 million - 5/21//2021
Mega Millions is played on Tuesdays and Fridays in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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