Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Southern California

Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Southern California

Lottery24 - Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Laguna HillsThis weekend we told you that the Mega Millions jackpot, to the tune of $61 million, had been won, but we didn’t know who had won it.Now we can reveal that the winning ticket was purchased from a 7-Eleven store in Laguna Hills, Southern California, and California Lottery officials are desperate to find the Mega Millions winner. Whoever purchased the ticket for the drawing on Friday, April 28, chose numbers 6, 13, 18, 20 and 31 as well as Mega Number 13, and they were able to claim their prize from California Lottery officials any time from Monday, May 1st, at 8am. The last big Mega Millions jackpot was taken home by a player from Stuttgart, Arkansas and was worth $177 million.The 7-Eleven store where the ticket was purchased is set to receive a huge $305,000 retailer bonus for selling the lottery ticket, but the store has not yet released any form of statement about their huge success in selling such a high value Mega Millions jackpot ticket. The winner will now have the choice of taking the $61 million less federal taxes in annuity payments over 30 years, or they could take a lump sum all at once, which will be worth around $37.3 million after taxes and other withholdings. Hopefully the winner won’t take too long to claim their prize, like another Californian Mega Millions winner did when their ticket was still unclaimed after a month.This is the second time this year that a Mega Millions jackpot ticket has been sold in California, the USA’s Golden State Lottery said. Back in January, lottery player Jack Freney from Nipton, California, won a huge $191 million Mega Millions top prize and he chose to take his entire lump sum all at once, meaning he received $114.1 million before federal taxes were withdrawn.California Lottery officials urged whoever has the winning ticket to make sure the back of it is signed in ink, and to keep it in a safe place until they are ready to visit lottery headquarters to make their claim. A Northern Irish EuroMillions winner took six month to claim his prize because he’d forgotten that he’d put the ticket safely away in his coat pocket.Play your favourite lottery online at Lottery24.com: it's quick and easy.