Winning Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold!

(WJW) – There is a new Mega Millions jackpot winner!

For just the second time this year, lottery officials announced a Mega Millions ticket matched all six numbers in the March 25 drawing plus the Mega Ball to win the game’s jackpot worth an estimated $344 million ($159.1 million cash). According to lottery officials, the winning ticket was purchased at Casey’s General Store in Cortland, Illinois.

A ticket sold in Florida won the game’s second-tier prize of $1 million.

And in Ohio, lottery players didn’t come out completely empty-handed. Three tickets sold in the Buckeye State matched four out of five numbers plus the Mega Ball to win $10,000. Specific details on where those winning tickets were purchased were not immediately released.

The jackpot had been rolling since it was last won in Arizona on January 17.

The winning numbers were: 1, 5, 17, 39 and 62, plus the gold Mega Ball 8. CLICK HERE to check your numbers.

The jackpot now resets to $20 million. The next drawing is on Friday, March 28.

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