$51 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Won in CaliforniaOne lucky ticket in California matched all 5 numbers and the Mega Ball number in the Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Mega Millions drawing and won the $51 million jackpot. The winning numbers drawn were 1 - 16 - 29 - 36 - 50 and the Mega Ball was 16.
Nationwide, 555,721 winning tickets were purchased for the May 3 Mega Millions drawing, 5,249 of those tickets were sold here in Connecticut.
