The six $2 million tickets were sold in Arizona Florida (three) Iowa and Pennsylvania, according to Mega Millions.įirst MegaMillions jackpot win since April 15 The 20 “Match 5” winners without the multiplier were sold in California Florida (two) Georgia (two) Illinois Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Minnesota (two) North Carolina (two) New Hampshire (two) New York Oklahoma Pennsylvania Texas (two) and Wisconsin. That’s because all prizes in California must be based on sales and number of winners instead of being a fixed amount. One of the 26 tickets, sold in California, did not have the multiplier but still won more than $4.2 million, according to the state’s lottery officials. Six of the 26 tickets won $2 million because the buyers matched not only the first five numbers, but also paid an additional $1 to activate the game’s “multiplier,” which elevates non-jackpot prizes. Twenty-six tickets won a secondary prize of at least $1 million because they matched the first five numbers.
Some other ticket holders also won some sizable prizes Friday. The largest jackpot of any US lottery game was $1.586 billion – a Powerball prize from January 13, 2016, shared by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee. That’s the second-largest jackpot for any US lottery game, and it’s the world’s largest lottery prize won by just one ticket, according to Mega Millions. The largest ever Mega Millions jackpot of $1.537 billion was won by a single ticket sold in South Carolina in 2018. In Illinois, winners of more than $250,000 can ask the lottery to keep their name and hometown confidential. The ticket holder has a year from the drawing to claim the prize, and can choose to withhold his or her name from the public, Mays said. The Speedway convenience store in Des Plaines will receive $500,000 for selling the winning ticket, Mays said. Otherwise, the nearly $1.34 billion prize will be spread over an initial payment and 29 annual payments.įriday night’s winning numbers were 13, 36, 45, 57, 67 and a Mega Ball of 14. If the holder chooses a lump-sum cash option, the ticket will yield a one-time payment of about $780 million.
The jackpot rose to $1.337 billion late Friday, up from an earlier estimate of $1.28 billion, lottery operators said. So I encourage everybody to check your ticket,” Illinois Lottery Director Harold Mays told reporters Saturday morning in Chicago.
We don’t know whether … they even know that they won a prize. The winning ticket was purchased at a Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, roughly a 20-mile drive northwest of downtown Chicago, the Illinois Lottery said Saturday. 21 ways to live luxe if you win the $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot
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