$153 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania

Lets hope you have a Mega Millions lottery ticket for tonight’s big drawing, because the jackpot has risen past the $150 million mark. The ticket was sold at Penn 80/Flying J Travel Plaza, 1460 N. Ridge Road, Milton.

The ticket sold matched all five white balls correctly with the No.s 20, 30, 62,65, 74 and the Megaball, 01.

The cash value of tonight’s jackpot is $91.6 million before state and federal taxes are deducted from the prize.

The store will get a bonus of $100,000 for selling the ticket. According to ABC News, the top five jackpots in the history of the popular lottery game were shared by at least two ticket holders.

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No one has said where in the state the ticket was sold, but Mega Millions confirmed it was purchased in Pennsylvania. The odds of winning the jackpot is 1 in 259 million. It was claimed several months later by a couple from the Pittsburgh area who took the $86.8 million cash prize. The win ends a stretch of 13 drawings held since an Illinois lottery player won a $260 million jackpot June 2.

The location of the retailer that sold the lucky ticket should be known later Wednesday.

Someone in Pennsylvania hit the Mega Millions jackpot, the Inquirer is reporting. Players should check every ticket, every time.

How to Play Mega Millions: Mega Millions tickets cost $1 per play.