Florida player beats 1-in-290 million odds to win Mega Millions jackpot
4 news sources are covering this Business story right now — Newsylist is tracking how fast it spreads.
Coverage (4)
- Mega Millions ticket holder in Florida wins $800 million jackpot WLWT · 9h ago
- Florida player beats 1-in-290 million odds to win Mega Millions jackpot scrippsnews.com · 9h ago
- MEGA MILLIONS ticket sold in Buffalo worth $3M WKBW · 15h ago
- Mega Millions ticket holder in Florida wins $800 million jackpot WBAL-TV · 15h ago broke it first
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"Florida player beats 1-in-290 million odds to win Mega Millions jackpot" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include WLWT, scrippsnews.com, WKBW and WBAL-TV. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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