The fine print: Florida winners have 180 days to claim prizes from draw date. Want the lump sum cash option? You've got 60 days to decide. And yes, most Florida gas stations and Publix stores sell tickets — Publix is notorious for selling winning tickets.
Historic context: The biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever? $1.602B won by Saltines Holdings LLC in Neptune Beach, Florida (Aug 2023). Second place: $1.537B in South Carolina (Oct 2018). Powerball still holds the all-time record at $2.04B (California, Nov 2022).
Florida's transparency rules: Winners can't stay anonymous. State law requires publishing name, city, game, date, and amount. Exception: prizes $250K+ get a 90-day disclosure exemption (unless waived). Lawyers say there are workarounds, but default is public.
Mega Millions got expensive. Tickets jumped from $2 to $5 in April 2025 — no more $1 Megaplier add-on. You're paying $5 per shot now. Drawings happen 11 PM ET every Tuesday and Friday. Next draw: St. Patrick's Day, March 17.
The reset cycle: After Illinois snagged the $533M jackpot (March 10), Friday the 13th drawing started fresh at $50M ($22.9M cash). The winning numbers: 6-19-36-40-55, Mega Ball 9. Florida's $10M winner matched 5 with a 10X multiplier — Pennsylvania grabbed $2M with 2X.
Friday the 13th turned lucky for one Florida player — a $10 million Mega Millions winner with a 10X multiplier. The jackpot reset to $50M after Illinois claimed $533M on March 10. Meanwhile, the odds? A brutal 1 in 290.5 million. But someone always wins.
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The fine print: Florida winners have 180 days to claim prizes from draw date. Want the lump sum cash option? You've got 60 days to decide. And yes, most Florida gas stations and Publix stores sell tickets — Publix is notorious for selling winning tickets.
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Historic context: The biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever? $1.602B won by Saltines Holdings LLC in Neptune Beach, Florida (Aug 2023). Second place: $1.537B in South Carolina (Oct 2018). Powerball still holds the all-time record at $2.04B (California, Nov 2022).
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Florida's transparency rules: Winners can't stay anonymous. State law requires publishing name, city, game, date, and amount. Exception: prizes $250K+ get a 90-day disclosure exemption (unless waived). Lawyers say there are workarounds, but default is public.
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Mega Millions got expensive. Tickets jumped from $2 to $5 in April 2025 — no more $1 Megaplier add-on. You're paying $5 per shot now. Drawings happen 11 PM ET every Tuesday and Friday. Next draw: St. Patrick's Day, March 17.
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The reset cycle: After Illinois snagged the $533M jackpot (March 10), Friday the 13th drawing started fresh at $50M ($22.9M cash). The winning numbers: 6-19-36-40-55, Mega Ball 9. Florida's $10M winner matched 5 with a 10X multiplier — Pennsylvania grabbed $2M with 2X.
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Friday the 13th turned lucky for one Florida player — a $10 million Mega Millions winner with a 10X multiplier. The jackpot reset to $50M after Illinois claimed $533M on March 10. Meanwhile, the odds? A brutal 1 in 290.5 million. But someone always wins.