The jackpot grew steadily over the three months and 30 unsuccessful draws. This is the biggest win in history in the country.
It’s one of the biggest payouts in American lottery history: A winning ticket won Friday night’s jackpot worth more than $1.33 billion, organizers announced on Saturday. “Mega Millions players, check your tickets! We have a winner (…) in Illinois. Stay tuned for more details!tweeted the east-central state’s lottery. “We can’t wait to find out who won and hope to congratulate the winner soon!“, added in a press release Pat McDonald, a manager of Mega Millions.
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The jackpot was initially estimated at $1.28 billion, but “the final value was higher than the estimatebased on actual sales, Mega Millions explained. Friday’s 1.337 billion represents what the lucky winner would get if they agreed to spread the payment over 30 years. If he wishes to receive his prize all at once, he will only receive “what» 780 million – part of which would then be deducted by taxes – according to an estimate by Mega Millions.
No winner for three months
The jackpot for this lottery has grown steadily for more than three months, as have its players’ dreams of fortune, with no one having guessed the six correct numbers in the previous thirty draws. The chances of winning this staggering sum were only one in nearly 303 million.
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The biggest win ever was $1.586 billion. It was won in January 2016 in the other major American lottery, Powerball, but the spoils were divided between three winners.