A Mega Millions ticket purchased at the Casey’s General Store in Cortland is a Mega Millions jackpot winner.
According to the Mega Millions website, the winning ticket in the March 25 drawing was sold at the Casey’s in Cortland, and the winner will take home a prize of $349 million. The cash option, as opposed to the annuity, is $161.4 million.
The winning numbers for the drawing were 1-5-17-39-62, plus the gold Mega Ball of 8.
The jackpot had been rolling since it was last won Jan. 17 in Arizona. Before Tuesday night’s win, the last jackpot won in Illinois was June 4, 2024.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game is coordinated by state lotteries.