It has been rolling for more than 11 weeks, but on Tuesday night the Mega Millions jackpot was finally won! A single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers drawn on July 24 -- the white balls 1, 2, 4, 19 and 29, plus the gold Mega Ball 20 -- to lay claim to the estimated $522 million prize ($308.1 million cash). The ticket was purchased at Ernie's Liquors in San Jose, Calif.
Store owner gets $1M for selling winning ticket
01:12 - Source: CNN
CNN  — 

For one lucky person, this week just got a whole lot better.

A winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold in San Jose, California, according to a tweet on the state lottery’s verified Twitter feed.

The winning ticket was sold at Ernie’s Liquors on South White Road, the tweet said. It’s the sole winning ticket, according to Mega Millions. The jackpot was up to a whopping $522 million.

“I hope he does a lot of charity, and maybe take care of all the family members and relatives around him or her. Whoever the person is, I wish good luck to them,” store owner Kewal Sachdev told CNN affiliate KRON.

The store stands to receive $1 million for selling the winning ticket.

The biggest-ever Mega Millions jackpot – $656 million – was won in March 2012. It was shared by winners in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.

The winning numbers were 1, 2, 4, 19, 29 and 20.

CNN’s Emily Smith, Joe Sutton and Doug Criss contributed to this report.