At the very least one Mega Tens of millions participant has loads of dough to ring within the New Yr after drawing the profitable quantity. After three months with out anybody profitable the highest prize within the lottery, a ticket value an estimated $1.22 billion was offered in California for the drawing Friday evening, in line with the Mega Tens of millions web site.
The profitable ticket matched the white balls 3, 7, 37, 49, 55 and the gold Mega Ball 6. The identification of the winner or winners was not instantly recognized.
The overall quantity of the Mega Tens of millions jackpot would solely be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Practically all grand prize winners decide to take a money payout, which for Friday evening’s drawing is an estimated $549.7 million.
Regardless of the sport’s lengthy odds of 1 in 302.6 million, gamers continued to buy tickets as the scale of the grand prize grew. Till Friday, the final time a Mega Tens of millions participant hit the highest prize was Sept. 10.
The largest-ever Mega Tens of millions jackpot ticket value $1.6 billion was sold in Florida in August 2023. Two prizes for its compatriot Powerball lottery have been bigger.
Mega Tens of millions and Powerball are sold in 45 states, in addition to Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball is also offered in Puerto Rico.
Mega Tens of millions ticket costs are set to rise from $2 to $5 in April. The rise can be one in every of many modifications that officers say will lead to improved jackpot odds, extra frequent large prizes and even bigger payouts.
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