Original Blog Entry: Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold in Cypress Park California

Starr920 — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:18:13 GMT

CYPRESS PARK (KTLA) -- A one dollar investment is paying off big for one local lottery player.

A Mega Millions ticket for Friday's jackpot worth more than $56 million dollars sold at Convenience Retailers on 2250 North Figueroa Street, according to a statement from the lottery.

The ticket matched all six numbers ? 19, 45, 21, 3, 44, and the Mega number of 29.

A second ticket sold in North Carolina also matched all six numbers, splitting the $113 million jackpot.

The store will get a bonus of $282,500 for selling the winning ticket.

Friday's jackpot marks the first time since June the multi-state lottery surpassed $100 million.

Three other tickets in California -- sold in Van Nuys, Long Beach and West Covina -- also won, matching 5 numbers and will split the $433,041 prize.

The winner has 60 days to claim the prize, or the money will go to the state.

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