A jackpot-winning Mega Millions ticket was sold Tuesday in Manhattan, lottery officials say.
The winning ticket, worth a whopping $58 million, was purchased for $1 as a Quick Pick at World Books in One Penn Plaza.
The winning numbers were 02 – 23 – 32 – 45 – 55, and the Mega Ball was 12.
Officials say the winner has one year from the date of the drawing to claim the prize. The jackpot is paid either in 26 annual payments or a lump sum payment of $38.3 million.
World Books will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.
Another $1 million second prize Mega Millions ticket was sold as a Quick Pick in Suffolk County at Kings Park Stationers in Kings Park.
A $40 million-winning Powerball ticket was also sold in New Jersey on Tuesday, officials say.
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The winning tickets are the latest in a hot streak for lottery players in the tri-state.
A $136 million Powerball ticket was sold at a Staten Island 7-Eleven on March 15, and two players in Sullivan County hit Mega Millions jackpots in the last several months.
