The Mega Millions jackpot is now $1.22 billion, and that’s not the only thing fueling December lottery sales

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  Winning $1.22 Billion Mega Millions Ticket Sold in California

  The identity of the jackpot winner was not immediately known, but lottery officials in California are expected to reveal it.
  
  The New York Times - 45m

• California store sells winning $1.22 billion Mega Millions ticket

  One lucky ticket sold in Northern California won an estimated $1.22 billion jackpot in Friday's Mega Millions drawing just days before the new year.
  
  CBS News - 3h
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  Winning ticket for Mega Millions $1.22 billion jackpot sold in California

  The winning ticket for the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot has been sold in California, with the winner set to take home the fifth-largest prize ever.
  
  ABC News - 3h
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  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.
  
  NBC News - 3h

• Winning numbers drawn for estimated $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot

  A winner of the Mega Millions jackpot could either take the cash payout of $549.7 million or the $1.22 billion annuity paid out over 30 years.
  
  CBS News - 5h
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  Winning numbers drawn for Mega Millions $1.22 billion jackpot

  The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to $1.22 billion -- and a winner could take home the fifth-largest prize in Mega Millions history.
  
  ABC News - 5h
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  Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.15 billion

  The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to $1.15 billion ahead of Friday’s drawing, making it the fifth-largest prize in the game’s history.
  
  NBC News - 1d

• Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion for Christmas Eve drawing

  The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $1 billion for the drawing on Christmas Eve. It's only the seventh time in the game's history the jackpot has hit that mark. Dave Malkoff has more.
  
  CBS News - 3d

• Mega Millions jackpot nears $1 billion for Christmas Eve lottery drawing

  A Mega Millions player may win a big jackpot on Christmas Eve. The lottery prize for the December drawing is at an estimated $970 million.
  
  CBS News - 4d

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