Winning ticket for $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot sold in California

Santa came a little late, but he brought one person a $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot as a stocking stuffer.

Santa came a little late, but he brought one person a $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot as a stocking stuffer.

A single ticket bought in California matched all numbers in Friday's drawing — 3, 7, 37, 49, 55 and a Mega Ball of 6 — to win the estimated $1.22 billion top prize.

The jackpot-winning ticket was sold at Sunshine Food and Gas in Cottonwood, a community of around 6,000 in Northern California, south of Redding, according to the state lottery website.

The jackpot has been building since its clock was reset on Sept. 13 after someone in Texas took a $810 million jackpot, Mega Millions officials said. No ticket matched all six numbers revealed in previous drawing on Christmas Eve.

When no one wins the jackpot, it rolls over, and ticket sales contribute to the growth of the top prize.

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