One lucky Texan won a stunning $800 million in the Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday after buying a ticket at a gas station in Sugar Land.
Mega Millions drew the lucky numbers, 1, 2, 16, 24, and 66, along with the gold Mega Ball 6, on Tuesday evening
And the winner, who purchased the ticket at a Murphy Express, matched all six numbers in the lottery draw. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are just 1 in 302.6 million,
State law gives anyone who wins more than $1 million in prizes in Texas the choice to remain anonymous, and so far, the identity of the latest Mega Millions winner has yet to be revealed.
The lottery draw is the seventh-largest prize to be won in the game’s history.
Now, the winner will have to decide whether to receive the full sum of $800 million — split across 30 annual installments — or a lump sum of $404.2 million.