Someone in a Chicago suburb beat the odds and won the $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot.
According to megamillions.com, there was one jackpot-winning ticket in the drawing on Friday night, and it was purchased at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines.
The winning numbers were: 13-36-45-57-67, Mega Ball: 14.
In New York there was a second prize winner with a value of one million dollars, which according to press reports was sold in a store in the Bronx.
“We are thrilled to have witnessed one of the biggest jackpots in Mega Millions history,” Ohio Lottery Director Pat McDonald, who is currently the lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a statement on the page. lottery website. “We can’t wait to find out who has won and hope to congratulate the winner soon.”
The jackpot was the third largest lottery jackpot in the country. It grew so big because no one had matched all six of the game’s selected numbers since April 15. That is 29 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner.
The $1.28 billion prize goes to winners who choose the annuity option, which is paid annually for 29 years. Most of the winners opt for the cash option, which in Friday night’s drawing is estimated at $747.2 million.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.
According to the Illinois Lottery, the store that sold the ticket is also a big winner; You’ll get half a million dollars just for selling the ticket.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, DC, and the US Virgin Islands. The game is coordinated by state lotteries.
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