Where is the best place to buy mega millions tickets

With the Mega Millions jackpot sitting at $1.28 billion, people may be wondering where the best place is to buy a winning ticket.

Washington Lottery’s has released its list of the state’s “luckiest retailers.”

The list includes the retailers that sold the most prizes valued at $1,000 or more in 2021.

And the luckiest store on the list? Rosario Market in Anacortes, which sold 17 winning tickets of $1,000 or more.

The top 10 luckiest retailers in North Puget Sound are:

  1. Rosario Market at 3101 Commercial Ave. in Anacortes (17 wins)
  2. Safeway at 4128 Rucker Ave. in Everett (13 wins)
  3. Safeway at 19651 State Route 2 in Monroe (13 wins)
  4. Safeway at 3532 172nd St. NE in Arlington (10 Wins)
  5. Safeway at 16304 Bothell Everett Highway in Mill Creek (10 Wins)
  6. Safeway at 7601 Evergreen Way, Ste A in Everett (9 Wins)
  7. Fred Meyer at 12906 Bothell Everett Highway in Everett (9 Wins)
  8. Fred Meyer at 1225 W Bakerview Road in Bellingham (9 Wins)
  9. Fred Meyer at 18805 State Route 2 in Monroe (9 Wins)
  10. Fred Meyer at 2902 164th St. SW in Lynnwood (8 Wins)

The top 10 luckiest retailers in South Puget Sound are:

  1. Fred Meyer at 20904 State Route 410 E in Bonney Lake (14 Wins)
  2. Fred Meyer at 14300 1st Ave. S in Burien (13 Wins)
  3. Fred Meyer at 801 Auburn Way N in Auburn (13 Wins)
  4. Fred Meyer at 18325 Aurora Ave. N in Shoreline (13 Wins)
  5. Safeway at 9620 28th Ave. SW in Seattle (13 Wins)
  6. Hilltop Red Apple Market at 2701 Beacon Ave. S in Seattle (13 Wins)
  7. Safeway at 11501 Canyon Road E in Puyallup (12 Wins)
  8. Fred Meyer at 33702 21st Ave. SW in Federal Way (11 Wins)
  9. QFC at 4800 NE 4th St. in Renton (11 Wins)
  10. Safeway at 10105 224th St. E in Graham (10 Wins)

The full list of “lucky retailers” can be found on the Washington’s Lottery website.

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Fridays’s Mega Millions jackpot is among the highest jackpots ever – with over $1 billion up for grabs – and many want to know how to get tickets.

Six winning lottery numbers could pay off your mortgage, buy you properties around the world and maybe ba nice yacht and still leave you with plenty of cash to enjoy in this lifetime.

If you have played the lottery game before or if this is your first time trying it, here’s everything you need to know about the drawing.

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Mega Millions jackpot rises to $1.02 billion

The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to a whopping $1.02 billion, with a cash value of $602.5 million for the next drawing on Friday, July 29.

The jackpot has grown from $20 million in April this year since nobody has guessed the six winning numbers.

Friday’s draw for $1.02 billion takes place at 11pm ET. All Mega Millions drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays at the same time.

The Mega Millions prize will be paid out to the winning person as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments. Half of the proceeds from each sold ticket supports lottery beneficiaries and retailer commissions.

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Where to buy ticket and cost explained

Mega Millions tickets are sold in 47 localities, 45 states including the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

All locations can be found on Mega Millions’ website and you can select each state to get more information and contact details. You can buy either online (available in certain states) or in stores.

The cost is $2 per ticket and you need to pick five numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25.

There are nine ways to win Mega Millions prize, ranging from the jackpot down to $2. You can find a step-by-step guide on how to play here.

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Is this a record-breaking jackpot?

Friday’s $1.02 billion drawing is one of the highest jackpots recorded to this date.

According to the lottery, the jackpot comes after a record-breaking winning ticket for $1.537 billion in October 2018 in South Carolina.

The second-highest jackpot was $1.05 billion in January 2021 and the winning ticket was sold in Michigan.

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