Winning Mega Millions lottery tickets was sold in Hurricane Ian area

Winning Mega Millions lottery tickets was sold in Hurricane Ian area

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One of the two winning lottery tickets in the latest Mega Millions jackpot of almost half a billion dollars was sold in an area of Florida battered by Hurricane Ian less than a month ago.

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The Florida lottery announced in a release that the winning ticket was purchased from a 7-Eleven in Fort Myers, Florida. After Ian hit the area on September 28, residents in Fort Myers are still assessing the damage.

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The other winning ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven in San Jose, California, the California Lottery said in a tweet. The winners will split the prize of $494 million dollars.

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The area around the 7-Eleven in Fort Myers was affected by the hurricane, according to CNN’s Carlos Suarez who reported from the area after the storm made landfall.

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A powerful Category 4 storm, Ian left more than 100 people dead in Florida and devastated neighborhoods along the state’s west coast as well as inland cities – including Orlando.

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More than 50 hurricane fatalities were reported in Lee County, where Fort Myers is located, according to local authorities. The hurricane that will cost Florida the most money in history is predicted to be Ian.