All I want for Christmas is $1.22bn: Mega Millions ticket matches all six numbers
by Guardian staff and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6T70W)
Circle K in Cottonwood, California, where ticket was sold celebrates $1m bonus as winner remains unknown
The new year will ring in brightly for a lucky Mega Millions winner in California: after three months of the top lottery prize rolling over, a ticket worth $1.22bn matched all six numbers in Friday night's drawing, according to the lottery's website.
The winning ticket was sold at the Circle K in Cottonwood, a rural town of about 6,000 people roughly 145 miles (233km) north of Sacramento just off Interstate 5 in Shasta county. The winning numbers, including the Mega, were 3, 7, 37, 49, 55 and 6.
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