$1 million lottery ticket sold in Norwood; Mega Millions jackpot rises to $740 million

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A Mega Millions ticket sold in Norwood won $1 million in Friday’s drawing, while the jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing rose to $740 million.

It was not clear Saturday who had purchased the winning ticket, which has not yet been claimed, a lottery official said.

The winning ticket was sold at Norwood Central Market Gulf/Ghafour Fuel at 145 Broadway, the state lottery said in a statement. For selling the winning ticket, the store will receive a $10,000 bonus.

To claim the prize, the winning ticket must be brought to the lottery’s Dorchester headquarters, which is open Monday through Friday, state lottery spokesman Christian Teja said.

Friday’s numbers were 36, 43, 52, 58 and 65 with a Mega Ball number of 16, respectively. lottery website. The ticket matched all five numbers but missed the Mega Ball.

The jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing is currently estimated at $740 million, which would be the eighth largest in the game’s history, with a cash option of about $342.9 million, the lottery said.

This will be the 28th drawing since the last jackpot was claimed on September 10, winning $810 million, the statement said.

Mega Millions tickets sell for $2 in 45 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands.

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