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 Million Mega Millions Winner Sold at Food Lion on Highway 9 in Longs
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$1 Million Mega Millions Winner Sold at Food Lion on Highway 9 in Longs

LONGS, SC (WBTW) — A winning $1 million ticket from Tuesday night’s Mega Millions lottery drawing was sold at a Food Lion store in Longs, the South Carolina Education Lottery said.

The ticket, which matched all five white ball numbers, was purchased at the Food Lion store at 110 Highway 9 East. No one won the jackpot in Tuesday night’s drawing, but a $2 million winner was also sold at a Quik Trip convenience store in Fort Mill.

The winning numbers for Tuesday night’s drawing were 16, 18, 21, 54 and 65. The Megaball number was 5. The jackpot for Friday’s drawing is estimated to be $627 million.

Players have 180 days from the date of the draw to claim their prizes. The odds of matching five white balls are 1 in 12,607,306, and the odds of winning the jackpot are approximately 1 in 303 million.

For more information on claiming prizes, visit sceducationlottery.com.

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