A player or syndicate wins the American lottery Mega Millions: It is one of the largest wins in US lottery history. Little is known about the winner(s).
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 guessed 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 due to actual sales and is around 1.34 billion 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). According to media reports, this is the third largest lottery win in US history. 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.
