The identity of the jackpot winner was not immediately known, but lottery officials in California are expected to reveal it.

The California Lottery announced in a post on X that the winning $1.269 billion Mega Millions ticket, which has a cash value of $571.9 million, was purchased at a Circle K (Sunshine Food and Gas) at 3505 Rhonda Road in Cottonwood.

A Mega Millions ticket holder in California woke up much richer on Saturday after they matched all six numbers in the lottery hours before to win an estimated $1.3 billion, the fifth largest jackpot in the game's history.

Advice from state lottery officials to the winner: “sign the back of the ticket, keep it safe and don’t lose it.”

A lucky person won the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot after picking the winning numbers at a Cottonwood market.

In addition to the jackpot winner, there were Match 5 $1 million winners in California, Arizona, Missouri and Texas.

California has an undeniable knack for lottery wins, boasting 37 Mega Millions jackpots — the second-highest in the nation, behind only New York’s 44 wins, according to Mega Millions data.

The Mega Millions jackpot reset to $20 million after a ticket in California had the numbers to claim a $1.22 billion prize in Friday's draw.

Are you tonight’s lucky winner? Grab your tickets and check your numbers. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to rise after someone won the $1.22 billion prize on December 27. Here are the winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing: The estimated jackpot for the drawing is $20 million.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot was an estimated $20 million with a cash option of $9 million for Wednesday night's drawing, according to the Mega Millions website. The jackpot was last won on on Dec.