A Dec. 10, 2024, Mega Millions ticket purchased at a Publix in Crystal River, Florida, on the West Coast near Cedar Key, is worth a whopping $5 million. The ticket matched five numbers, and the Megaplier for that drawing was 5x. Tuesday, Dec. 10, Mega Millions winning numbers were 12-14-26-48-52 and the Mega Ball was 21.

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida just missed the $113 million jackpot but won $1 million, lottery officials said. The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, Jan. 17, the Florida Lottery said. The winning ticket was sold at a Publix in Lehigh Acres, about a 140-mile drive northwest from Miami.