Mega Millions player in California wins $1.3 billion jackpot

COTTONWOOD, California: A Mega Millions ticket buyer in California became much richer on December 28, winning an estimated US$1.3 billion jackpot-the fifth largest in the game's history.

The winning ticket, with numbers 3, 7, 37, 49, 55, and the gold Mega Ball 6, was sold in Cottonwood, California, about 200 miles north of San Francisco.

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