CHECK YOUR TICKETS! The winning numbers have been drawn for the $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot
According to the Mega Millions website someone from Florida purchased a ticket with all six matching numbers – good for the top prize of up to $1.58 billion.
The top prize bumped up to nearly $1.6 billion after no one got the six matching numbers for last week's drawing.13, 19, 20, 32, 33 and the Mega Ball number being 14. As of 9:45 p.m. PT Tuesday, officials have not revealed the identity of the jackpot winner other than the fact that the ticket was sold in Florida.
Say, if you don't win the top prize, don't throw away your tickets just yet. Lottery players with multiple matching numbers can score a decent consolation prize. For example, based on the results of the Aug. 4 drawing,
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