Mega Millions Winner Announced and New Total Amounts for Tuesday, January 7

Well, bad news for lotto fans and good news for one lucky winner. The first Mega Millions lottery jackpot for 2014 has been won. Last night's $61 million dollar jackpot has been won in Tennessee, with and additional $5 mil given away in Pennsylvania. Check below for the new total amount for the next drawing on Tuesday, January 7.

The new total for the next Mega Million drawing has dropped to the default amount of $15 million, with a cash option of $7 million.

Let's not pretended that $15 million still isn’t life changing money, but it is nothing compared to the $656 million total that was recently given away. Even split. that is still life changing money, just ask Steve Tran who recently learned that he was the one of the two winners of the massive jackpot. The Mega Millions website tells his story:

“Like so many of you, Tran said he couldn’t help but drop some bills trying to hit the jackpot in the draw on December 17. Why not? There was more than half a billion dollars on the line. He was thrilled watching the San Jose story play out on the news the following day. ‘Everybody was anxious, looking for the person,’ Tran said about the media coverage. He couldn’t help but think, “Must be a lucky man.” At that moment, Tran says he didn’t know the Lottery player the nation was looking for was him.

“Tran says he and his family like to visit San Jose because there is a large Vietnamese community there, plus they can eat and shop. On the Saturday before the draw, they stopped by Jennifer’s Gift Shop, which is located at 1818 Tully Road in San Jose (Santa Clara County) and bought five Quick Pick® tickets.

“Here’s where things become a little muddy, but help explain why he took so long to claim his giant prize. Tran said he added that ticket to a pile of other Lottery tickets he had purchased in multiple other towns while making his runs as a delivery driver. According to Tran, the entire lot ended up ‘Just sitting in my house, on top of my drawer.’”

Remember to check back with us on Tuesday night to see if you are $15 million richer.