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Virginia man wins $1M in Mega Millions lottery after thinking he lost - fox29.com - state Virginia
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Virginia man wins $1M in Mega Millions lottery after thinking he lost
MANASSAS, Va. - This man didn’t win the top Mega Millions prize, but he still won big. Malcolm Meredith, of Manassas, Virginia, bought a lottery ticket for the May 20 Mega Millions drawing, according to the Virginia Lottery.Soon after the drawing, he showed his ticket to a person who told him it wasn’t a winner, according to an Aug. 4 press release.Mega Millions winners in Virginia can claim $10K prizes; Friday's jackpot grows to $1.02 billionFOX Business reached out to the Virginia Lottery for comment.The agency revealed on its website that Meredith’s ticket had matched the first five numbers of the Mega Millions drawing, just not the Mega Ball number. Meredith held onto the ticket and weeks later, he got a second opinion and found out he won.Meredith took the ticket to the state lottery’s Northern Virginia Customer Service Center in Woodbridge, Virginia, where he learned he won $1 million, the release said."I was hoping and praying," Meredith told the Virginia Lottery.Meredith used the Easy Pick option, which meant the computer randomly selected his numbers, the Virginia Lottery reported.RELATED: Mega Millions winning numbers: $1.28B Friday drawingThe winning numbers – for the $131 million jackpot at the time – were 33-40-59-60-69, with 22 as the Mega Ball number.The odds of matching the first five numbers of the Mega Millions are one in 12,607,306, according to the Virginia Lottery.Meredith was the only person in the U.S.
Mega Millions drawing: Illinois Speedway gas station that sold winning ticket in line for big commission - fox29.com - state Illinois - state California - state Virginia - county Hill - county Arlington
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Mega Millions drawing: Illinois Speedway gas station that sold winning ticket in line for big commission
DES PLAINES, Ill. - The Illinois Speedway location where the winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold stands to benefit from the sale. A ticket-holder in the state clinched the $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot there Friday night. An employee at the Speedway gas station on East Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines, Illinois, confirmed to FOX Business Saturday the business had gotten the call about the winning ticket from the Illinois Lottery. "So, obviously it's a shock, but I'm happy that somebody from Illinois was able to win it," the employee said. MEGA MILLIONS WINNING TICKET SOLD IN ILLINOIS IN $1.28B JACKPOTAccording to the Illinois Lottery, businesses receive a 1% commission on jackpot and top prize drawings and scratch games up to $500,000.A person buys a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a store on July 29, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. - (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) In addition, they would receive a 1% commission for all winning ticket redemption, 5% commission on all Instant Ticket Sales and 5% commission on all Draw game sales.The Illinois Lottery noted in a 2021 video that a retailer in Crestwood had earned a commission check of $500,000 for selling a winning Mega Millions ticket.The winning numbers were listed as 13, 36, 45, 57, 67 and the gold Mega ball was 14.
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