Mega Millions player wins $800M jackpot

everything is bigger in Texas even the jackpots a Mega Millions ticket holder won Tuesday's 800 Million jackpot at a gas station outside of Houston breaking a streak of over 20 drawings without a jackpot winner the winning numbers were 1 2 16 24 66 and the gold Mega Ball six the business which will receive $1 million for selling the jackpot winning ticket sits across the street from Constellation Field the home ballpark for the Sugarland Space Cowboys the triple affiliate of the Houston Astros in 21 mies Southwest of downtown Houston it is the 15th time a jackpot winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in Texas and the first since October 6 2023 when blue yua trust won the 361 million price the odds of winning the Mega Millions are an astronomical one in 302 m575 350 the lucky winner can claim the $800 million in annual payouts or choose the one-time cash payout of $ 44.2 million Prize winners who win more than $1 million in Texas can choose to remain anonymous according to state law four of other lucky players from New York California Florida and Washington State matched the five white balls to secure a $1 million price the ticket holder in New York purchased the lucky slip from a gulf Express gas station in New Windsor 15 miles north of West Point Tuesday's winter marks the third time the Mega Millions grand prize Was Won in 2024 behind the $1.13 billion prize sold on March 26th and the $552 million on June 4th the next drawing on Friday the 13th reverts back to the $20 million