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Check Your Tickets! $5M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Oakland County
The winner has one year from the drawing date to claim their prize, which has to be claimed at Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI — A Michigander somewhere in the state is $5 million richer after hitting big in Tuesday night's drawing, according to lottery officials.
The winning ticket was sold at the Chillbox Convenience Store, which is located at 29801 W 9 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, according to lottery officials.
The winning ticket matched the five white balls — 1, 6, 10, 23 and 27 — and had the Megaplier option, which was 5x.
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The winner should call the Michigan Lottery Player Relations Division at 1-844-917-6325 to schedule an appointment to collect their winnings.
The winner has one year from the drawing date to claim their prize, which has to be claimed at Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing.
Find out what's happening in Farmington-Farmington Hillsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Other $1 million winning tickets were sold in Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee and two tickets in Virginia.
The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday. Michiganders have until 10:45 p.m. to buy a ticket. The jackpot is currently estimated at $77 million ($38.2 million cash option).
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