Mega Millions: Delaware store where $1 million ticket bought revealed

Karen Okamoto
The News Journal

Know anyone who lives or has recently been in Rehoboth Beach? If so, you might want to make nice with that person.

A Mega Millions lottery ticket that won $1 million in Friday's drawing was bought at Atlantic Liquors in Rehoboth Beach, according to Delaware Lottery officials.

For selling the winning ticket, the store at 19108 Coastal Highway gets a $10,000 bonus.

The ticket hasn't been turned in yet, said Barbara Miller, assistant director at the Delaware Lottery, on Monday.

The ticket matched all five white balls – 04-05-31-62-69 – but not the Megaball – 20. The Megaplier was 3.

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No one won hit the Mega Millions jackpot Friday, but a ticket sold in Massachusetts also won $1 million.

The jackpot was worth an estimated $50 million ($30 million for the cash option). Because there was no winner, the jackpot on Tuesday will be worth an estimated $55 million ($33 million for the cash option).

Delaware has had four previous $1 million Mega Millions winners – the most recent one won last April, according to the Delaware Lottery website.

Friday's big winner, who may remain anonymous, has one year to claim the $1 million prize. 

In the Mega Millions game, five balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 70, and one ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 25.

Tickets cost $2 each. Players overall have a 1 in 24 chance of winning a prize.

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