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$502 million Winning Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Florida 

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One of the two winning tickets for the $502 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot drawn on Fri.

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Weeks after Hurricane Ian ripped through the southwestern coast of Florida,

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someone in Fort Myers bought a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $502 million

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The 7-Eleven convenience store on Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers sold the winning Quick Pick ticket, 

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which held all six winning numbers — 9, 22, 26, 41, and 44 with Mega Ball 19.

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he retailer will receive a $100,000 commission for selling the jackpot-winning ticket

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It is also the 22nd-largest lottery jackpot of any game in US history.

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We're a neighborhood store and we have so many loyal customers every day — I hope one of them won," Naderi said.

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Two winners in New Jersey and North Carolina won a $1 million prize, 

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while one winner in Texas added the Megaplier option to their ticket to double their prize to $2 million after the 2X multiplier was drawn

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