US Mega Millions lottery jackpot reaches $785 million
The US lottery broadcaster “Mega Millions” said on December 31, 2022 that since the jackpot lottery has not been drawn for many times in a row, the lottery jackpot prize will reach 785 million US dollars when the lottery is drawn again on January 3, 2023 .
According to the Associated Press, as of December 30, 2022, there have been 22 consecutive lottery drawings without a jackpot ticket and the chance of winning is only one in 302.6 million.
If the jackpot is drawn on January 3, 2023, the winner can only claim the entire $785 million prize if they choose to receive the prize in installments each year for the next 29 years. If you choose to receive it at once, the winner can only get a prize of 395 million US dollars. According to reports, most of the winners choose to receive the bonus in one go.
The broadcaster of the ‘Mega Millions’ lottery released a statement saying the bonus amount this time will be the fourth highest since the lottery was issued, while the previous three biggest jackpots all exceeded one billion. of dollars. The “Mega Millions” lottery will have a jackpot in July 2022, with a prize pool of $1.337 billion, the third largest lottery jackpot in American history.
Tickets for the “Mega Millions” lottery are sold in 45 states of the United States, in the capital Washington and in the US Virgin Islands. Only the six numbers on the lottery ticket that exactly match the numbers drawn are eligible to win the grand prize.
