COTTONWOOD, Calif. – A single ticket sold in Northern California matched all six numbers – white balls 3, 7, 37, 49, 55 and Mega Ball 6 – to win the $1.22 billion jackpot in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing, according to lottery officials.

A $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot, marking the fifth-largest prize in the game’s history,  remained unclaimed three days after Friday’s drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at Sunshine Food & Gas,

One small purchase has led to a huge victory for a Mega Millions ticket buyer out of Shasta County. On Dec. 27, California Lottery representatives announced the winning $1.22 billion Mega Millions ticket was sold at the Circle K store on Rhonda Road in Cottonwood,