Colorado Mega Millions winner: Here's where the $1 million ticket was sold

DENVER — Someone in Colorado is $1 million richer Wednesday after a big Mega Millions drawing.

A $1 million Mega Millions ticket was sold in Colorado during Tuesday night's drawing, which had a jackpot above $1 billion. The lucky Colorado ticket matched five numbers. The ticket was sold at a Safeway at 12422 W. Ken Caryl Ave. in Jefferson County.

• One $20,000 winner 
• One $10,000 winner
• 17 $1,000 winners
• 12 $500 winners
• 42 $400 winners
• 62 $200 winners

The $20,000 winner was sold at Players Cafe at 2045 Sheridan Blvd. in Edgewater. The $10,000 ticket was sold at the Circle K at 4206 Ute Hwy. in Longmont.

The $1.13 billion grand prize winning ticket was issued in New Jersey. Tuesday's drawing was the fifth-largest prize in Mega Millions history and the seventh-largest U.S. lottery jackpot. 

The winning numbers drawn Tuesday night were 7-11-22-29-38, 4 MegaBall and 2x Megaplier.

Besides Colorado, $1 million tickets were also sold in California, two in Florida, two in Georgia, one in Illinois, one in Indiana, one in Michigan, two in New York and one ticket in Ohio. 

And talk about New Jersey being lucky: A second winning ticket from that state is worth $2 million because its owner picked the five white ball numbers correctly, and selected the more expensive Megaplier option to double their winnings.

Mega Millions winning numbers

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

The winning numbers were 7-11-22-29-38, 4 MegaBall and 2x Megaplier.

Before Tuesday, Mega Millions hasn't seen a grand prize winner since December 8, 2023, when two tickets shared a $394 million jackpot.

Powerball's jackpot is also creeping toward $1 billion, with $865 million up for grabs Wednesday.

Last year was a big year for massive lottery jackpots, with two Mega Millions jackpots and one Powerball jackpot each worth over $1 billion. 

The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 302,575,350.

When is the Mega Millions drawing?

Mega Millions drawings take place on Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.

What are the largest US lottery jackpots ever?

1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022 (one ticket, from California)
2. $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, August 8, 2023 (one ticket, from Florida)
3. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
4. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
5. $1.348 billion Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket, from Maine)
6. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)
7. $1.13 billion (estimated), Mega Millions, March 26, 2024
8. $1.08 billion, Powerball, July 19, 2023 (one ticket, from California)
9. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)
10. $842.4 million, Powerball, Jan. 1, 2024 (one ticket, from Michigan)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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