Florida Player Wins $3M from Mega Millions

The Friday Mega Millions drawing went without a jackpot winner but that doesn’t mean that it went without a big winner, since a lucky player in Florida won a $3 million prize.

The Sun Shone Upon the Lucky Florida Player

While Mega Millions players usually strive for the big payout, last Friday’s drawing was yet another miss as the game’s top prize remained unclaimed. While no one managed to match all six numbers correctly, there were a few players who matched five to win various prizes.

The winning white numbers for the January 31 Mega Millions drawing were 11, 34, 36, 43, and 63. The Mega Ball, on the other hand, was 13.

Matching all six numbers correctly would have resulted in a $303 million windfall. A potential winner could have also picked the lump sum option of $136.7 million rather than the annuity.

In any case, that didn’t happen, but it doesn’t mean there were no winners. Official data shows that a single lucky player in Florida has guessed all white numbers correctly to win a seven-figure sum. Due to their 3X multiplier, the player will take home a mouth-watering $3 million.

At the same time, five players managed to match four white numbers plus the Mega Ball. Three of them will take home $20,000 each, while two others will take home $30,000 due to their 3X multiplier.

In the meantime, the Mega Millions jackpot has continued to grow. The game’s top prize has now reached $323 million with a cash value of $145.7 million. The next drawing is set to take place on Tuesday, February 3, at 11 pm ET.

Other Big Prizes That Landed Recently

In other news, the lucky winner of the $209.3 million jackpot from the recent Powerball drawing just came forward to claim their prize, but chose to remain anonymous.

Elsewhere, a lottery enthusiast from Wisconsin just has won a mouth-watering $1.5 million prize from the state lottery’s Megabucks game. While this prize came too late for Christmas, it arrived just in time for Super Bowl season.

Elsewhere, an Illinois player previously became the recipient of a $550K prize after matching all five numbers in Wednesday’s Lotto drawing.

The Florida Lottery, on the other hand, announced that two players who won seven-figure prizes, including a player of Homosassa, who won $2 million, and a player of Boynton Beach, who won $1 million.