NIPTON, Calif. — A lottery ticket with all six winning numbers in the latest multi-state Mega Millions draw was sold just inside the California border and its owner must decide whether to receive the $188 million jackpot in 30 installments or its $113.6 million cash value, the California Lottery announced today.
The numbers drawn Friday night were 17, 37, 53, 54, and 61, with Mega Ball number 8. The Megaplier was 3.
The drawing was the 20th since the last time a ticket matching all six numbers was sold.
There were no second-place tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number.
The winning ticket was sold at the Primm Valley Lotto Store in the unincorporated San Bernardino County community of Nipton.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number is 1 in 258,890,850, according to the Mega Millions website. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 14.71.
The Mega Millions game is played in 44 states, plus the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.
The jackpot for Tuesday's draw will be $15 million.
MAP: Primm Valley Lotto Store in Nipton, California
Lotto Store Road?
I wonder if a Nevada citizen is the purchaser.
I guess it was not my ticket from Altadena....
congrats 2 the lucky sucker/s
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I think it wouldn't matter. Let's say he was a Nevada citizen. He just has to get himself situated in Californy, I think by 180 days.
Maybe start out by getting hisself a yacht, docking it in a bay, furnishing it paying the slip fee, and homeboy's good to go!
And worry about the other stuff later.
I mean Californy ain't going anywhere. And likely, the winner doesn't plan to settle anywhere but in Californy.
It definitely doesnt matter. And no, no one has to relocate in order to claim a jackpot in any state. It's not that uncommon for people on vacation to buy a ticket in one state though living in another state (See Florida). I was just wondering how much business the store gets from Nevada.
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Yeah, it's a bummer, I guess.
To find out that the winner of such a liberating lotto prize is from another city.
Keep trying, and your turn should eventually come up.
That's what I have to keep telling myself.
I keep having to tell myself, ok, not this week, but maybe next week.
So far though, no win. And, I really need this win, like you wouldn't believe.
My mantra is: Somebody has to win, why not me?
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Just saying, Californy's my destination. But the doggone prize has to come my way.
I wouldn't mind moving to that part of Nevada, unless someone has any insight, for or against such a decision.
And I would definitely be getting my tickets at the Californy store.
It sure will be great when california secedes from the rest of the country, they hopefully won't be elgible for MM or PB. So that will leave other states to maybe win for once.
First Super Lotto Plus and now this. Californian's have all the luck!
I live in CA and if I won, I'm out of here. Property prices & taxes are extremely high as is state taxes. Sure you will be able to afford it but you can get 10x the amount of house in another state that you would pay to buy in CA. Also, I hate giving so much to the gov while getting little in return.
When the jackpots get high people apparently wait in line for hours. (Though they also have self serve kiosks that peopöe don't realize they can use too).
It's funny, just last week I looked into the lottery places app for other stores close to the Nevada border, wondering if there is an alternative for people to queue for 4 hours.
There are more than 6 stores in Baker, just 40min from the Primm store and 1 just 20min away. I'd take that drive.
You know no state can secede. I'll reserve comment on Trumpet, time will tell.
This mega millions took a while to get to this winning draw....now it's back at base and we are in for anot her slow and painful climb
I hope pb keeps climbing for at least 10 more draws....but I am sure TN, NY, FL, NJ and TX will quickly throw a wrench in that too
My bet is that it is a Las Vegan that won the moola. That store has hit the five #'s before from a Nevadan, not sure about all six like this one before last night. It is the closest to Las Vegas. One news story showed the long lines and then drove further down the road and no lines @ all.
Amen Redd55. Born and raised in CA and I cant afford to live there anymore. Only with a lottery win could I afford to move back. And not really sure I would. The one thing California has going for it is the weather. Southern California is just perfect. I do not like the Santa Ana winds tho.
Lucky, lucky winners. So many people in Vegas go to Primm to get their tickets this sure paid off for some lucky person.
Which is what I would do.
You already have to drive to the Primm Store which is kinda far out there, why not drive 20min longer and be out in 5min?
And now with this win this store is a lucky store and will see even longer lines every time.
A lot of people, especially Asians, believe playing the lottery at a place that has already had winners, is more advantageous. In fact, the CA lottery website lists "Lucky Retailers" -- those retailers that have paid out large amounts of prizes to players. So stores that have sold jackpot tickets often have long lines.
But nobody on this site. That will change soon I have an idea of different combos for the lotteries
I'd move to California. The costs are worth it imho. What other state can you ski and surf on the same day?
First win west of the Mississippi in a while. Congrats!
Pretty much every state with a ski area. West Virginia, for example.
Just finished watching Ray Donovan on demand... with his father robbing the Buffalo Bills Casino. I had to take a second glance at the map to see if my eyes were playing tricks on me!
I've traveled to California and played mega in San Diego and Stockton. Also did some fantasy in Bakersfield and the bay area. Didn't hit anything but it was nice to play and see how much more efficient it is to play in California: you can pick and play your numbers at kiosks at many stores.
If California has lots of winners: well because you can effortlessly choose your own numbers with the only discretion being how much you're willing to pay and just type into the kiosk. No handing over slips to cashiers.
California weather is nice but coming from Florida it can cool down too quickly at night even in los Angeles sometimes. Palm springs weather is wicked hot. Then relentlessly chilly in winter.
Like others mentioned: California is overrated. If i were lotto winner move to Arizona Nevada or Utah and just visit. You can't ski and surf in the same day. Traffic would quickly make that impossible
calipornia and floriduh included
All it takes is 6 Lucky Numbers: Suddenly you're a Multi-Millionaire!
AZ Native except for 11yrs lived In KY, AZ Is the same weather wise depends on where you live, we have Snow In the North, very cold & expensive, In the Desert what little we have left, extremely HOT In the summer, Freezing cold In the winter, an we have winter's over 80 for Christmas Or Snow on Christmas, you can't dress for It In the a.m. In the 20's the afternoon could be 70! hardly ever get any Rain, This yr It's been Raining for wks just stopped friday? It's like a Box of Chocolates never know what you're going to get.......
I did see a Picture of trumpet on Friday, he's white as a Ghost looked like he was about to CRY LOL, Not even been In Office a wk and the caption was Just realized he can't do what he want's, Now the Majority of Our ALLIES have turned Against us and all Foreign Leader's had been calling Him all day, Former Russian Leader Gorbachev says the Worlds going too WAR & their Ready!
Well Thank You trmpt You have ACCOMPLISHED so much In only a wk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LATEST MM (BIG MM) WINNER GOOD LUCK & ENJOY
The PB will Soon Be OURS B ;-))
OH YES & like YOU'RE The ONLY ONE!!!
Don't even get ME Started on Needing something!
Have a credible source to back your "no state can secede" claim?
I hope the winning ticket steps forward!
It is actually enshrined in the Constitution.
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution states: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
So by seceding, a state would be violating its citizens' protections under the Constitution.
Should a state try to secede, the US government will first engage legal action, and if the state ignores orders from a US court to stop, the government would have no choice by to forcibly make them stop, in order to protect the US citizens living in the state.
Thank You, Todd. Understanding our Constitutional rights is always a good thing.
If you have all these great lottery ideas, why did you pm me 3 times asking for my system? Lol Did you even acknowledge the info I gave you that suddenly got you a 3 number win? Noooooo
Some Nevadans may prefer to buy their lottery tickets in Arizona, although the trip will be longer. I believe Arizona Last Stop in White Hills, AZ is the first retailer to reached driving from Henderson.
California prizes are all pari-mutuel and no multiplier so you may end up with a worse deal on lower tier prizes than the rest of the country, but not always. This Mega drawing the multiplier was 3. Second prize paid $1m or $3m with the multiplier. Third prize was $5k/$15K. For California, second prize was $354,711 (no winners) and third prize was $3,539 each (8 winners).
So you're going to block me. Awesome. I have huge plans if I do hit huge and waiting for something that happened to my dad.
How do you know I emailed you three times when actually the message I got was that I was blocked. Honestly some members I do keep in touch with.
Interesting. I would think the no state taxes on lottery would make California more popular if people are thinking top prize
Thank you Todd. That is one problem with this country, especially now. The Constitution getting trumped on by folks who do not know the law of the land. Credit our Forefathers for having the insight when they wrote the Constitution of the United States of America and the Bill of Rights.
Ugh. No. The second tier prizes rarely break a million and anything less is pathetic. In the early 90s when superlotto was the only game in Calif, I use to win $200, $100, $50 dollar prizes. Now Im lucky to make a couple of bucks playing all three games.
The anchor baby amendment.
Arizona has state taxes on winnings.
No story on the Delaware winners or did I miss it
Don't forget they can remain anonymous. I would imagine the state lottery folks would say the ticket was purchased.
HUGE STATE TAXES! Their was a post a few weeks back It was the highest Winning Lottery tax by any other State, I think was 43% or Higher!
Sucks for Me & B If I win!
No KIDDING they had MORE Insight Way BACK THEN, than the Ding Bat's In Office Now, Praise the Lord (or to whomever you Pray too) They Wrote It up and It wasn't Written at a Later Day & Time!