$800 million Mega Millions jackpot won by lone player in July 28 drawing
12 news sources are covering this Business story right now — Newsylist is tracking how fast it spreads.
Sources (16)
- Single $800 million Mega Millions winning ticket was sold in Florida Baltimore Sun · 45d ago
- $5M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Illinois Gas Station Patch · 45d ago
- Powerball winner Wednesday, July 29, after Mega Millions win in Florida? yahoo.com · 45d ago
- Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida wins $800 million jackpot: Check your tickets FOX 35 Orlando · 45d ago
- Someone in Florida won the $800 million Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday yahoo.com · 45d ago
- Florida Mega Millions player wins $800 million jackpot WFTV · 45d ago
- Florida lottery winner lands $800 million Mega Millions jackpot WESH · 45d ago
- Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing: Florida lottery ticket wins $800M; Upstate NY player wins $3M Yahoo · 45d ago
- Mega Millions Jackpot Has a New Winner. Where the Winning Ticket Was Bought and How Much It’s Worth TODAY.com · 45d ago
- We have a winner! See where $800M Mega Millions ticket was sold USA Today · 45d ago
- Mega Millions player in Florida wins $800 million jackpot WFLA · 45d ago
- Live Mega Millions results for 07/28/26: Jackpot worth $800 million MLive.com · 46d ago broke it first
- Mega Millions winning numbers drawn for Tuesday's $800M; Powerball grows to $663M for Wednesday ABC7 New York · 46d ago
- Single ticket wins $800 million Mega Millions jackpot in July 28 drawing Cincinnati Enquirer · 46d ago
- Mega Millions Ticket Buyer From Florida Wins $800 Million Jackpot—Here’s What They Could Take Home Forbes · 46d ago
- $800 million Mega Millions jackpot won by lone player in July 28 drawing MLive.com · 46d ago broke it first
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- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 14 distinct news outlets with 16 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 15.
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"$800 million Mega Millions jackpot won by lone player in July 28 drawing" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 13 articles from 12 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include FOX 35 Orlando, yahoo.com, WFTV and WESH. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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