SUGARLAND, Texas (WABC) — One fortunate individual awoke $800 million richer after securing the only real profitable ticket within the newest Mega Thousands and thousands drawing.

That profitable ticket was offered in Sugarland, Texas. This win comes months after the final winner secured a $552 million jackpot in Illinois.

The $800 million gained in Tuesday evening’s draw marks the seventh-largest jackpot in Mega Thousands and thousands historical past.

In New York, one individual matched 5 numbers and gained $1 million.

Tuesday’s profitable numbers had been: 16-1-66-2-24 Mega Ball: 6

Watch Mega Thousands and thousands drawings each Tuesday and Friday at 10:59 p.m. ET proper right here

The jackpot had been rising since somebody gained $552 million in Illinois on June 4.

The percentages of profitable the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, in response to Mega Thousands and thousands.

Mega Thousands and thousands is performed in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $2 for one play.

High Mega Thousands and thousands Jackpots

1. $1.602 billion, August 8, 2023 (one ticket in Florida)
2. $1.537 billion, October 23, 2018 (one ticket in South Carolina)
3. $1.348 billion, January 13, 2023 (one ticket in Maine)
4. $1.337 billion, July 29, 2022 (one ticket in Illinois)
5. $1.128 billion, March 26, 2024 (one ticket in New Jersey)
6. $1.050 billion, January 22, 2021 (one ticket in Michigan)
7. $800 million, September 10, 2024 (one ticket in Texas)
8. $656 million, March 30, 2012, (three tickets in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland)
9. $648 million, December 17, 2013 (two tickets offered in California, Georgia)
10. $552 million, June 4, 2024 (one ticket in Illinois)

Here’s a take a look at the ten largest U.S. jackpots which have been gained and the states the place the profitable tickets had been offered:

1. $2.040 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022 (one ticket: California)
2. $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023 (one ticket: California)
3. $1.602 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Aug. 8, 2023 (one ticket: Florida)
4. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets: California, Florida and Tennessee)

5. $1.537 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket: South Carolina)
6. $1.348 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket: Maine)
7. $1.337 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, July 29, 2022 (one ticket: Illinois)
8. $1.128 billion, March 26, 2024 (one ticket in New Jersey)
9. $1.08 billion, Powerball, July, 19, 2023 (one ticket: California)
10. $1.05 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket: Michigan)

WATCH: New York state lottery drawings stay day by day at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8:15 p.m.
Powerball drawings are additionally streamed right here on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
Mega Thousands and thousands drawings are streamed on Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m.

Sources: AP archives, www.megamillions.com and www.powerball.com

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