Mega Millions ticket worth $432 million sold in New York

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Mega Millions ticket worth $432 million sold in New York
One ticket in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball to win the $432 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

NEW YORK -- One ticket in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball to win the $432 million jackpot, lottery officials announced.



The winning ticket was sold at a pizza store - Pronto Pizza on West 48th Street - in New York City, according to the New York Lottery website. The winning numbers are 36-41-45-51-56 and the Mega Ball 13. The Megaplier was 3x.



The winner has the choice of opting for the lump sum payment of $315 million.



A ticket sold in Connecticut matched five of the numbers to win the $1 million second prize, officials said.



The last time the jackpot was won was in Illinois on June 8. The jackpot for the next drawing on Friday resets to $20 million, with the cash option at $14.5 million.



The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the game's website.



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