TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two folks have received the jackpot from Friday night time’s Mega Millions drawing, in keeping with the Mega Millions web site.
A Mega Millions launch mentioned the 2 profitable tickets had been bought in California and Florida. Both tickets matched the numbers 9, 22, 26, 41, and 44, plus the gold Mega Ball 19.
The Florida Lottery mentioned one of many profitable jackpot tickets was bought at a 7-Eleven in Fort Myers. Coincidentally, the California Lottery mentioned its profitable jackpot ticket was bought at a 7-Eleven in San Jose.
Both ticketholders will now share the $494 million jackpot, taking residence $247.9 million every.
This is the primary jackpot win since somebody in Illinois received the $1.337 billion jackpot from the July 29 drawing.
Mega Millions additionally mentioned that is the primary time in 5 years that a number of folks received the jackpot — the final time being two winners in Michigan and Rhode Island splitting a $42 million prize.
The subsequent drawing might be subsequent Tuesday with a beginning jackpot of $20 million.