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Jan 24, 2021 02:42 AM EST
A person in Michigan won the Mega Millions jackpot with an estimated $1 billion or $739.6 million lump-sum before taxes.
$1 billion Mega Millions ticket bought in Detroit Michigan
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Mega Millions Jackpot Nearly 1 Billion Dollars CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 22: Mega Millions lottery tickets are sold at a 7-Eleven store in the Loop on January 22, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The jackpot in the drawing has climbed to $970 million, the third highest in the game s history.
On Saturday, around 1 AM ET, the list of lottery winners was released. The person who won the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot bought the ticket at a Kroger located in Novi, a northern suburb of Detroit, Michigan. The Michigan lottery website confirmed the winner with the winning numbers of 4-26-42-50-60 and a Mega Ball number 24.