Welp, the winning numbers for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing for an estimated $1.28 billion were 13-36-45-57-67 with a Mega Ball of 14. It was the lottery’s second-largest prize in its 20-year history, and it even came with a cash value option of $742.2 million.
As of Saturday morning, the lottery game’s website said results were still being compiled. However, according to ABC News Chicago, someone in Illinois won the $1.28 billion jackpot in Friday night’s Mega Million’s jackpot drawing. Per the outlet, the Illinois lottery website shows at least one ticket matched all five of the numbers plus the Mega Ball!
Odds for winning the Mega Millions jackpot are slim but it’s not impossible — a staggering one in 302.5 million. The next drawing is Tuesday at 11:00 p.m. ET, according to the lottery’s website.
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As we previously reported, no one matched all six numbers Tuesday night to take the top prize so the giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot ballooned to $1.28 billion for Friday night’s drawing. But the game is now over and someone is ready to claim their big prize this morning.
Here are the 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won. According to NBC news affiliate station, 13WTHR:
1. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
2. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
3. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)
4. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)
5. $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)
6. $731.1 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)
7. $699.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 4, 2021 (one ticket, from California)
8. $687.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 27, 2018 (two tickets, from Iowa and New York)
9. $656 million, Mega Millions, March 30, 2012 (three tickets, from Kansas, Illinois and Maryland)
10. $648 million, Mega Millions, Dec. 17, 2013 (two tickets, from California and Georgia)
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