Mega Millions ticket worth $1.22 billion sold in Northern California

Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The Mega Millions lottery has a winner for the first time in more than three months: a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold at a convenience store in California, lottery officials announced Saturday.

It's the fifth-highest prize in the 28-year history of the game. The biggest prize was $1.602 billion on Aug. 8, 2023, in Neptune Beach, Calif., won by Saltines Holdings, LLC.

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