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Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Cobb County

Man holds a bundle of Mega Millions lottery tickets 

ATLANTA — A single winning ticket sold in Georgia matched all six Mega Millions numbers drawn Friday night – the five white balls 31, 32, 49, 55 and 58, plus the gold Mega Ball 15.

The ticket is worth an estimated $82 million,  $50 million in cash.

The ticket was purchased at White Water Chevron at 334 Cobb Parkway in Marietta.

Also in Friday’s drawing, there were two $1 million Match 5 winning tickets -- one each in Illinois and New York.

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The jackpot had been rolling since it was last won in Texas on Oct. 11.

Since that last win, there have been more than 10.6 million winning tickets sold at all prize levels, including nine worth $1 million or more.

This win marks the eighth Mega Millions jackpot won this year, following earlier wins on January 8  in New York, March 8 in Washington, July 8 in Indiana, July 19 in Washington, July 22 in a split between Georgia and Virginia, Sept. 16 in Illinois and Oct. 11 in Texas.

The jackpot resets to $15 million for the next drawing, which will be on Tuesday.

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