Mega Millions ticket worth $3 million sold at a Florida Publix. Here’s where
A lucky Florida lottery player is holding a Mega Millions ticket worth $3 million, thanks to the game’s 3x multiplier, according to the Florida Lottery.
It’s not yet clear if the winner knows it.
The ticket was purchased at a Publix supermarket in Daytona Beach and the player went with a quick pick, meaning a computer picked the numbers, Florida Lottery officials said.
Daytona Beach is about a 55-mile drive northeast from Orlando.
The drawing was held Tuesday, Aug. 26, and the winning numbers were 7-12-30-40-69 with the Mega Ball 17.
The ticket matched the five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball, just missing the $253 million jackpot.
Mega Millions tickets have a “built-in multiplier” that increases non-jackpot wins by up to 10 times.
Odds of winning a “second tier prize” with a 3x multiplier are about 1 in 12,629,232, Megamillions.com reports.
Winners have 180 days to claim prizes in lottery drawings in Florida and surprisingly, some people have missed that deadline.
In 2023, a Florida Mega Millions jackpot winning ticket worth $36 million expired without being claimed, officials say. It was also a quick pick ticket sold at a Publix. The store was in Jacksonville.
The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday, Aug. 29, with an estimated jackpot of $277 million, with a cash option of approximately $124.6 million.
What to know about Mega Millions
To score the jackpot in Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball. The odds of scoring a jackpot prize are 1 in 290,472,336.
Tickets cost $5 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.
Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This story was originally published August 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM with the headline "Mega Millions ticket worth $3 million sold at a Florida Publix. Here’s where."