A lucky man beat the odds to win the $1.3 billion Mega Millions jackpot.
According to megamillions.com, there was one winning ticket in Friday night’s drawing and it was purchased in Illinois at a track in Des Plaines, Illinois, according to Mega Millions officials who held a press conference Saturday. The winner will receive $780.5 million in cash and the retailer will receive a half-million dollar bonus, Mega Millions officials said.
The winning numbers were: 13-36-45-57-67. The Mega Ball: 14. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.
The winner is not yet out, but has 12 months to claim their prize and 60 days to choose whether they want to take the cash option.
A portion of the money — $26 million — goes back to the state of Illinois to help fund schools. It is the second-largest jackpot in the game’s 20-year history, surpassed by the $1.5 billion won in South Carolina in October 2018. It is also the largest jackpot in Illinois history.
The jackpot was the third largest lottery prize in the country. It got so big because no one had matched the six numbers picked in the April 15 game. That’s 29 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as in Washington, DC and the US Virgin Islands. The game is coordinated by state lotteries.
The next drawing will be held on Tuesday with a jackpot of $20 million.
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