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9 Mega Millions tickets sold in Florida win thousands as jackpot rises to $1.15 billion

No winner: The Mega Millions jackpot rolled over again. The top prize for Tuesday's next drawing is now $565 million. (Bob D'Angelo/Cox Media Group)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — No one won the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot in Tuesday’s drawing, but nine tickets sold in Florida still won a nice chunk of change.

Florida Lottery’s website shows that seven tickets matched four numbers and the Mega Ball and those tickets won $10,000.

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Two tickets with the Megaplier of 3 applied also matched four numbers and the Mega Ball and those tickets won $30,000.

Tuesday’s winning numbers were 11-14-38-45-46 with 3 as the Mega Ball.

In Georgia, five tickets worth thousands were sold Tuesday night.

With no winners in Tuesday night’s jackpot, Friday’s drawing will be for an estimated $1.15 billion. You can see if your numbers match with the Mega Millions drawing live on CBS47 and FOX30 before Action News Jax at 11 p.m. Friday.

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How do you claim winning tickets in Florida?

Florida Lottery says any prizes less than $600 can be claimed at any of its retailers; however, prizes over $600 must be claimed at the lottery headquarters or district offices or mailed for the payment.

Florida winners of prizes more than $600 must fill out a winner claim form and have a valid government-issued photo ID with a social security card.

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In Florida, draw game prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the applicable draw date. Draw game prizes for which a single-payment cash option is available must be claimed within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to elect the cash option.

In Florida, Scratch-Off and Fast Play game prizes must be claimed within 60 days of the official end-of-game date.

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