The Mega Millions jackpot drops back to $20 million after someone won the $1.22 billion jackpot in Friday night's drawing.

A man who purchased one of two jackpot-winning Mega Millions tickets is suing the California Lottery in hopes of securing the full payout, claiming he actually purchased both tickets but lost one.

Getty Images/iStockphoto A Powerball ticket sold in California won $41,761 but just missed the $48 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto A Mega Millions ticket sold in California won $359,992 and narrowly missed the $695 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers ...

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Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty A Mega Millions winner who alleges that he had both of the winning tickets for a $394 million jackpot is suing the California Lottery because he claims he ...

A Mega Millions winner who alleges that he had both of the winning tickets for a $394 million jackpot is suing the California Lottery because he claims he has only received half of the total prize.

The lottery player had filed a claim with the state on Dec. 4. The Post has reached out to the California Lottery. Lahijani declined to publicly comment when claiming the first ticket prize in June.

Now he’s suing the California Lottery in hopes of keeping the entire pot. Faramarz Lahijani came forward in June to claim the winnings from one of two winning lottery tickets sold at the same ...