The $1.337 Billion Mega Millions Winner: Claim Timeline

Immediately after the July 29, 2022 Mega Millions drawing, the owner of the only jackpot winning ticket was unknown publicly.

That was true at the time. It did not remain the whole story.

July 29, 2022: the winning ticket

The winning numbers were 13, 36, 45, 57 and 67, with Mega Ball 14.

The ticket was sold at the Speedway at 885 East Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines, Illinois.

The final advertised jackpot was $1.337 billion.

The period before the claim

For weeks after the drawing, news reports focused on the fact that the prize had not yet been claimed publicly.

Reports from that period describe the prize as unclaimed, but that was not the final outcome.

September 2022: the prize was claimed

The jackpot was claimed through The Saltines LLC.

The claimant entity was therefore public, while the individual beneficial owner or owners remained undisclosed in the public record.

That distinction is more accurate than simply saying “the winner remains anonymous.”