Winners in Fla., Md. for $400M Mega Millions jackpot
There were at least two winners in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing for $400 million, the lottery organization tweeted early Wednesday morning.
The two winners in Florida in Maryland will split the huge prize, Mega Millions said in a tweet.
Florida lottery officials say their winning ticket was sold at a Sunoco convenience store in Merritt Island. A second winning ticket was bought in Charles County, WUSA-TV reported a Maryland lottery official announced Wednesday.
The jackpot is the third largest in U.S. lottery history.
There also are eight $1 million prize winners, according to Mega Millions — two each from Florida and New York and one each from California, Illinois, Maryland and Texas, the lottery organization reported.
The winning numbers are:11, 19, 24, 33, 51 and Mega Ball 7, according to Mega Millions.
Mega Millions is played in 43 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Contributing: The Associated Press