Milwaukee is buzzing with the latest lottery news as a $1 million Mega Millions ticket has found its way into the hands of a lucky shopper. The winning ticket was sold at the El Rey Food Mart located on Milwaukee's south side, as CBS 58 reported. The victorious numbers on the ticket (52-60-61-66-67) matched all five winning numbers from Tuesday's drawing, but missed the Mega Ball (23).
The elation of this event is not to only be felt by the winner, as the El Rey Food Mart, a store that had never previously sold a winning ticket, is now to excitedly host Wisconsin Lottery officials. They are expected to arrive today to verify the winning sale. "Well, it's very exciting we have a lot of lottery players myself included it was not me so I'm excited to see which of my fantastic customers won the million-dollar jackpot," Chad, the manager of El Rey, told CBS 58.
Focusing on the greater picture, the current Mega Millions jackpot has skyrocketed to a massive $579 million, marking it the tenth-largest pot in the history of the game. Wisconsinites aren't the only ones with a reason to celebrate, as JS Online mentioned, two more winning tickets matching five numbers were sold in Ohio. These wins add to a total of 38 tickets that have hit at least $1 million since this Mega Millions jackpot run began.
The odds to win a prize of this scale are steep, with the chance to claim a $1,000,000 Mega Millions prize standing at 1 in 12,607,307, and those aiming to win the jackpot face odds of 1 in 302,575,350, as FOX 6 Now highlighted. With a deadline of 180 days from the draw date to claim their winnings, the winner has ample time to come forward and kick-start their millionaire lifestyle.
