$800 million Mega Millions jackpot hit in Texas

DORCHESTER, Mass. (WWLP) -Someone in Texas is waking up $800 million richer after matching all six numbers in the Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night.

Lottery officials said that the winning ticket was sold in Sugar Land, Texas. This jackpot ranked as the seventh-largest in the game’s history, the winner takes an estimated prize of $800 million or $404 million cash.

The last time someone won the game’s top prize was on June 4 when a winning ticket worth $552 million was sold in Illinois.

Mega Millions tickets are $2 each and can be played in 45 states, Washington D.C. and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. Drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m.

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