Someone is going to have a very, very good day.
If you bought a Mega Millions ticket at a Florida Publix, check those numbers.
A winning ticket was sold at a Daytona Beach Publix in the Tuesday, Aug. 26 drawing.
The quick pick ticket is worth $3 million and was one of two winning tickets sold in Tuesday's drawing. Another ticket sold in Mississippi was worth $2 million, according to Mega Millions.
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"It has been almost five months since the new Mega Millions launched last April, and Tuesday night’s drawing produced the second-highest player winnings in a single drawing since that time — more than $10.8 million," Mega Millions said on its website.
Here's what you should know.
What were the winning Mega Millions numbers for the Aug. 26 drawing?
Winning Mega Millions numbers in the Aug. 26 drawing were: 7-12-30-40-69, with a Mega Ball of 17.
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Publix in Daytona Beach, Florida, sells winning Mega Millions ticket
The winning quick pick ticket was sold at a Publix at 2630 LPGA Blvd., in Daytona Beach.
Florida Mega Millions ticket worth $3 million
The Mega Millions ticket in the Aug. 26 drawing was a three-times multiplier winner, making the value of the winning ticket $3 million.
How does Mega Millions multiplier work?
In the new $5 version of Mega Millions, which was launched in April 2025, a random multiplier is included with every purchase, multiplying the base prize by 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or 10X.
The Florida winner's prize was a 3X multiplier, raising the ticket's value from $1 million to $3 million.
Previously, a Mega Millions ticket cost $2.
What is the estimated jackpot for the next Mega Millions drawing?
The next Mega Millions drawing will be held Aug. 29.
Estimated jackpot is $277 million.
What are the odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot?
The overall odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 23.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336.
Florida Publix sold record $1.58 billion Mega Millions ticket
The largest Mega Millions jackpot was $1.58 billion in the Aug. 8, 2023, drawing.
The winning ticket was sold at a Neptune Beach Publix in Florida.
Saltines Holdings LLC of Miami, claimed the prize and opted for the cash option of $794,248,882 million.
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Nobody claimed $36 million Mega Millions prize sold in August 2023
A week after the record $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, another Publix sold a winning Mega Millions ticket.
The winning ticket was sold at a Publix on Roosevelt Boulevard in Jacksonville.
The winning ticket, valued at $36 million, was drawn Aug. 15, 2023. It was never claimed and has since expired.
What are the highest Mega Millions jackpots of all time?
As of Aug. 26, 2025, these are the largest Mega Millions prizes in the history of the game, according to megamillions.com.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot won on a single ticket was for $1.58 billion for Aug. 8, 2023, drawing. The winning ticket was sold in Neptune Beach.
The second-largest Mega Millions jackpot was $1.537 billion, won in South Carolina on Oct. 23, 2018.
$1.348 billion won in Maine on Jan. 13, 2023
$1.337 billion won in Illinois on July 29, 2022
$1.22 billion won in California on Dec. 27, 2024
$1.128 billion won in Neptune, New Jersey, on March 26, 2024
$1.050 billion won in Michigan on Jan. 22, 2021
$800 million won in Texas on Sept. 10, 2024
$552 million won in Illinois on June 4, 2024
$543 million won in California on July 24, 2018
How many winning Mega Millions jackpot tickets have been sold in Florida?
The Florida Lottery lists the following winning Mega Millions jackpot tickets sold in the state:
Aug. 15, 2023
Jackpot: $36 million
Retailer: Publix
City: Jacksonville
Cash option: Ticket never claimed
Aug. 8, 2023
Jackpot: $1,580,000,000
Retailer: Publix
City: Neptune Beach
Cash option: $794,248,882
Oct. 14, 2022
Jackpot: $494,000,000
Retailer: 7-Eleven
City: Fort Myers
Cash option: $126,004,016
Jan. 5, 2018
Jackpot: $450,000,000
Retailer: 7-Eleven
City: Port Richey
Cash option: $281,874,999
March 18, 2014
Jackpot: $400,000,000
Retailer: Sunoco
City: Merritt Island
Cash option: $115,448,968
Where can you buy Florida Lottery tickets?
Tickets can be purchased in person at any authorized retailer throughout Florida, including gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. To find a retailer near you, go to Find Florida Lottery Retailers.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
Prizes for Florida Lottery must be claimed within 180 days from the date of the drawing. To claim a single-payment cash option, the winner has 60 days after the draw date to claim the prize.
Prizes of $599 or less: Claim at any authorized Florida Lottery retailer or Florida Lottery district office.
Prizes for $600 to $1 million: Must be claimed in person at any Florida Lottery district office for games that do not offer an annual payment option.
Prizes greater than $1 million and all prizes with an annual payment option: Must be claimed at Florida Lottery headquarters, except Mega Millions and Powerball prizes, which can be claimed at any Florida Lottery district office.
You also can claim your winnings by mail if the prize is $250,000 or less. Mail your ticket to the Florida Lottery with the required documentation.
Florida law requires public disclosure of winners
If you’re a winner, Florida law mandates the following information is public record:
Full name
City of residence
Game won
Date won
Amount won
Name and location of the retailer where the winning ticket was purchased.
However, the Florida Lottery's website said, the "names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner."
Lottery experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win.
When are the Florida Lottery drawings held?
Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
Florida Lotto: 11:15 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.
Jackpot Triple Play: 11:15 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
Cash4Life: 9 p.m. daily.
Fantasy 5: Daily at 1:05 p.m. and 11:15 p.m.
Cash Pop: Daily at 8:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 2:45 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 11:45 p.m.
Pick 2, 3, 4, 5: Daily at 1:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.
Contributors: Lianna Norman, Jennifer Sangalang, USA Today Network-Florida
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Mega Millions ticket sold at Daytona Beach Publix worth $3 million
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