The winning ticket was bought in Palos Heights, Illinois, lottery officials said. The winning numbers drawn Friday night were 23, 33, 53, 56, 58 and the Mega Ball was 6. It is the first jackpot winner in Mega Millions since April 28.
There had been 34 straight drawings without a jackpot winner in one of the games before Friday night, CNN reported
The odds of winning the Mega Millions game is one in 259 million, lottery officials said.
Mega Millions is offered in every state except Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada and Utah.
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