After final sales, $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot totaled $1.602 billion – or $794.2 million cash.

In Florida, stores that sell winning Mega Millions or Powerball jackpots are eligible for a bonus commission. It varies state by state.

2 billion-dollar lottery jackpots for Mega Millions and Powerball were purchased at a Florida Publix. The amount? $1.58 billion and $1.586 billion.

"Publix, where shopping is a pleasure." The iconic catchphrase for the Florida-based grocery chain rang true for not one, but two record-winning lottery winners here.

And now that Mega Millions is creeping toward the billion-dollar jackpot mark , people may be buying up more lottery tickets while shopping for groceries. The next Mega Millions drawing on Friday, Oct. 3 , has a $520 million prize.

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