Today, the Florida Lottery announced that the managing member of Pineapple Trust, Pamela Baker, 44, of Bonita Springs, claimed their share of the $494 million MEGA MILLIONS® jackpot from the drawing held Friday, October 14, 2022.
The winner chose to receive the prize as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $126,004,016.00.
The October 14, 2022, MEGA MILLIONS winning numbers were 09 – 22 – 26 – 41 – 44, and the Mega Ball was 19.
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The jackpot-winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at 7-Eleven, located at 2980 Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. The retailer received a $100,000 bonus commission for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.
“The Florida Lottery is thrilled to congratulate our third MEGA MILLIONS jackpot winner,” said Secretary John Davis. “This series of jackpot rollovers was not only life-changing for this player, it also allowed us to contribute more than $25 million to education that will greatly benefit our state’s students and schools.”
Since joining MEGA MILLIONS in 2013, the game has generated more than $1.01 billion for education, and has awarded more than $978.4 million in prizes to over 69.4 million players.
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The next MEGA MILLIONS drawing will be held Friday, February 17, at 11:00 p.m. ET with an estimated $84 million jackpot.
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