Why Florida Mega Millions winner who swept $800M jackpot will be unmasked in 90 days

A lottery winner who scooped an $800 million jackpot has 90 days to come forward before they are unmasked under Florida law. The lucky Florida Mega Millions ticket holder won the massive prize — the largest in 2026 and the 10th-largest in the game’s history — on Tuesday night. The winning numbers were 34, 48, 49, 59, 70, and the gold Mega Ball was 12, but the location of the winning ticket was not immediately announced. But while the winner hasn’t been named yet, the public will likely know their name by late October after the Sunshine State’s 90-day temporary anonymity rule runs out. Under Florida Statute 24.1051, anyone who wins a lottery prize of $250,000 or more receives a 90-day public records exemption, beginning the day they officially claim the ticket at the Florida Lottery headqua