Recorded in Northern California, 1.2 billion US dollars, announce officials

Cottonwood, California. – – Imagine you win a jackpot of 1.2 billion US dollars, an amount that makes up the gross domestic product of some small countries.

On Monday, state lottery officers announced the winner of a record jackpot of more than 1.2 billion US dollars, the largest mega millions in the history of state history.

California Lottery civil servants gathered in the Sunshine Food and Gas Circle K in Cottonwood in front of Interstate 5 in Shasta County, where the ticket was sold.

They stood in front of the lucky retailer to announce that Rosemary Casarotti was the only person in the whole country who has reached all six numbers in the MEGA millions that withdrew on December 27, 2024.

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What we don't know:

Casarotti refused to share information about himself and decided not to appear for the announcement, but the officials said they had spoken to her several times after their victory.

What you say:

“I can certainly tell you how grateful she is and how happy she has won this money and have supported public schools,” said Carolyn Becker, spokeswoman for California Lottery.

According to the numbers:

Officials said Casarotti chose their price as a flat -rate amount worth more than 571 million US dollars before federal taxes.

Retail wins large

Also a big winner was the district of K, who sold Casarotti her ticket.

The business received the maximum retail bonus of 1 million US dollars for the sale of the winning ticket.

School financing

The California lottery that creates funds for public schools in the state An estimated 89.5 million US dollars for schools.

Officials from the state lottery found that 95 cents of every dollar, which was issued for lottery games in California, return to the community in the form of price payments, school financing and compensation for retailers.

Ishar Gill, whose family has and operates the Circle K business, which has sold the happy ticket, said that the sale of lottery tickets is good for the business and is excited to be part of the lottery history.

“It is exciting to see how much enthusiasm our customers have for the games. They love the chance to dream great, and this victory added the excitement here,” said Gill. “Our customers are the heart of our business and we are grateful to be part of such a amazing community.”

This story was reported in Oakland, California.

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