Jackpocket, the lottery vendor that has taken the United States by storm, had another milestone to celebrate late last week, with the platform announcing that it had sold the winning ticket for the Mega Million’s first jackpot winner for the year.

Jackpocket player scores 61st seven-figure award with epic $112m win

The sum, the quite substantial $112m, was won by a player who had purchased their ticket through the lottery courier app. Jackpocket carries out physical purchases. Jackpocket has had the opportunity to help crown the very first winner of the year, with the winning numbers drawn on Friday night, and as following: 8, 10, 37, 54, and 69. The Mega Ball was 22.

Pete Sullivan, SVP, Lottery at DraftKings, had this to say on the occasion of the historic draw and win: "This is a transformative moment in lottery history, marking the largest jackpot ever won from a ticket ordered using a lottery courier service. As more customers turn to apps like Jackpocket to order their lottery tickets, we are thrilled to be part of this groundbreaking moment."

Jackpocket has been one of the foremost lottery courier apps in the United States. The company has started slowly, but it quickly built a ratchet effect, with its tickets sold all over the country. Once Jackpocket enters a state, the company takes pride in the fact that it will service and deliver the physical tickets quickly to even the remotest areas.

The platform has also habitually expanded in the country, with launches in New Jersey and Nebraska, and has helped numerous people win seven-figure sums from the lottery repeatedly.

Notably, the company caught the eye of DraftKings, one of America’s premier sports betting companies, which finalized a $750m deal to buy the lottery courier app. Jackpocket is already

Jackpocket continues to produce winners as people turn to app services

The latest jackpot win has become the 61st prize of over $1m that a player had won using the courier service. With people increasingly turning to mobile apps to participate in the lottery – with an estimated 40% of all participants – Jackpocket is committed to further expanding its clout.

Arizona Lottery Executive Director Alec Thomson has welcomed the opportunity to see the Mega Millions jackpot of the year won by a state resident. He also argued that the money that the lottery was raising was helping fund various vital programs and services benefiting communities all across the state.

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