![]() ![]() 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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