Publix in Florida sells winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million, jackpot nears $700 million (2024)

A $2 lottery ticket from a popular grocery store made someone in Florida a millionaire.

Though no one matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Friday, Aug. 30, Mega Millions lottery drawing for $627 million, there was one big winner in the Sunshine State. According to the Florida Lottery, Publix, 1181 S. University Drive, Plantation, sold a winning ticket that matched five numbers and is worth a cool $1 million. It was a Quick Pick ticket. Another ticket from Wisconsin matched five numbers plus the Megaplier to win $4 million, according to Mega Millions' site.

Winning numbers for Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, were 10-17-20-24-54 and the Mega Ball was 8. Megaplier was 4x.

Though Friday's Mega Millions drawing resulted in another rollover, that brings the jackpot closer to another billion-dollar prize. Mega Millions is now at $681 million, which ranks No. 7 on the Top 10 biggest lottery jackpots in the history of the game.

What were winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday, August 30, 2024? 10-17-20-24-54 and the Mega Ball was 8

Mega Millions lottery drawings are at 11 p.m. EST Tuesdays and Fridays. Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, winning numbers were 10-17-20-24-54 and the Mega Ball was 8. Megaplier was 4x.

When is the next Mega Millions lottery drawing?

Mega Millions drawings are at 11 p.m. EDT Tuesdays and Fridays. The next Mega Millions lottery drawing will be the day after Labor Day at 11 p.m. EST Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.

How long has Mega Millions rolled over?

This Mega Millions lottery streak started Friday, June 7, after someone in Illinois matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Tuesday, June 4, drawing for $560 million. Below is a recap of lottery drawings and how the jackpot has grown since then.

Tuesday, Sept. 3: $681 million
Friday, Aug. 30: $627 million
Tuesday, Aug. 27: $582 million
Friday, Aug. 23: $535 million
Tuesday, Aug. 20: $498 million
Friday, Aug. 16: $464 million
Tuesday, Aug. 13: $435 million
Friday, Aug. 9: $405 million
Tuesday, Aug. 6: $374 million
Friday, Aug. 2: $358 million
Tuesday, July 30: $331 million
Friday, July 26: $306 million
Tuesday, July 23: $279 million
Friday, July 19: $251 million
Tuesday, July 16: $226 million
Friday, July 12: $203 million
Tuesday, July 9 $181 million
Friday, July 5: $162 million
Tuesday, July 2: $137 million
Friday, June 28: $116 million
Tuesday, June 25: $97 million
Friday, June 21: $80 million
Tuesday, June 18: $61 million
Friday, June 14: $47 million
Tuesday, June 11: $30 million
Friday, June 7: $20 million

How long do you have to cash in a winning Florida Lottery ticket?

Prizes for Florida Lottery must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it.

What are the odds of winning Mega Millions?

The odds of winning are pretty low. According to theMega Millions site, players have a 1 in 302,575,350 chance to match all five white balls plus the gold Mega Ball. Prizes range from $2 (for matching the Mega Ball) to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.

Does the Florida Lottery reveal lottery winners? Can you stay anonymous if you win lottery in Florida?

According toFlorida Lottery's website, winners cannot remain anonymous: "Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records containing information such as the winner's name, city of residence; game won, date won, and amount won to any third party who requests the information."

However, the site states, the "names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner."

Lottery experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win.

Top 10 biggest Mega Millions lottery jackpots

As of Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, these are the largest Mega Millions prizes in the history of the game, according tomegamillions .com.

The largest Mega Millions jackpot won on a single ticket was for $1.58 billion for Aug. 8, 2023, drawing. Final sales pushed the grand prize to $1.602 billion. The winning ticket was sold at a Neptune Beach, Florida, Publix. Saltines Holdings LLC of Miami, Florida, claimed the prize.
The second-largest Mega Millions jackpot was $1.537 billion, won in South Carolina on Oct. 23, 2018.
$1.348 billion won in Maine on Jan. 13, 2023
$1.337 billion won in Illinois on July 29, 2022
$1.128 billion won in Neptune, New Jersey, on March 26, 2024
$1.050 billion won in Michigan on Jan. 22, 2021
$681 million drawing for Sept. 3, 2024, winner TBD
$552 million won in Illinois on June 4, 2024
$543 million won in California on July 24, 2018
$536 million won in Indiana on July 8, 2016

When did lotto jackpots hit $1 billionor more? How many times has Mega Millions and Powerball lottery jackpots reached $2 billion?

As of Aug. 31, 2024, there have been 11 lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion.

$2.04 billionPowerball prize, Nov. 7, 2022,Edwin Castro of Altadena, California
$1.73 billionPowerball prize, Oct. 11, 2023,Theodorus Struyck of California(ticket purchased at Midway Market in California)
$1.586 billionPowerball prize, Jan. 13, 2016, Marvin and Mae Acosta of California,Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt of Melbourne Beach, Florida, andJohn and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tennessee
$1.58 billionMega Millions prize, Aug. 8, 2023, Saltines Holdings LLC of Miami, Florida
$1.537 billion Mega Millions prize, Oct. 23, 2018, won by an anonymous player in South Carolina
$1.348 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 13, 2023, LaKoma Island Investments, LLC, with the ticket purchased in Lebanon, Maine
$1.337 billion Mega Millions prize, July 29, 2022, won by an anonymous partnership with a ticket purchased in Des Plaines, Illinois
$1.326 billion Powerball prize, April 6, 2024, Cheng and Duanpen Saephan and Laiza Chao of Oregon
$1.128 billion Mega Millions prize, March 26, 2024, won by an anonymous winner in New Jersey with the ticket purchased at ShopRite Liquor No. 781 in Neptune Township, New Jersey
$1.08 billion Powerball prize, July 19, 2023, Yanira Alvarez of California
$1.050 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 22, 2021, won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan

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