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.
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…