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One lucky lottery ticket holder wins $1.13bn Mega Millions jackpot

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One very lucky Mega Millions player has just won over $1bn after beating unmeasurable odds and breaking a months-long winless jackpot streak.

The ticket holder, from New Jersey, won an estimated $1.13bn jackpot in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions draw.

The numbers drawn were: 7, 11, 22, 29 and 38 and the gold Mega Ball 4.

The lucky ticket

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