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Check your ticket: $800 million Mega Millions winner sold in Florida
WPEC • • business
Key Points:
- A single Mega Millions ticket sold in Bradenton, Florida, won the estimated $800 million jackpot in the July 28 drawing, with winning numbers 34, 48, 49, 59, 70, and Mega Ball 12.
- The winner can choose between a 30-year annuity payout or a one-time cash option of approximately $344.2 million before taxes.
- This jackpot is the third Mega Millions prize won in 2026 and the 10th largest in the game's history; Florida has now won or shared six Mega Millions jackpots since 2013, including the record $1.602 billion prize in 2023.
- Tuesday’s drawing also produced nearly 646,000 winning tickets at various prize levels, including two tickets matching five white balls for multi-million dollar prizes in New York and Illinois.
- The Mega Millions jackpot will reset to an estimated $50 million for the next drawing on July 31, while the Powerball jackpot climbs to an estimated $663 million for the upcoming Wednesday drawing.
