In the USA, a jackpot of the American lottery Mega Millions in the amount of 1.28 billion US dollars (1.25 billion euros) has been cracked. According to Mega Millions, the ticket was bought in the US state of Illinois.
The player bet on the correct numbers in Friday's drawing: 13, 36, 45, 57, 67 and 14 in the special category Mega Ball. According to Mega Millions, the actual profit is even slightly higher than the estimate and due to actual sales is around 1.34 US dollars (1.31 billion euros). The probability of winning the jackpot was about 1 in 303 million.
According to the lottery, the winner can look forward to the second-biggest win in the game's 20-year history - only once, in October 2018, had a player from South Carolina hit a higher jackpot ($ 1.54 billion). The lottery is represented in 44 states as well as in the capital Washington and on the Virgin Islands. Winnings are paid out in annual installments or immediately.
