Rob, proper, buys a Mega Tens of millions ticket at Rossi’s Deli in San Francisco, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024.
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ATLANTA — No less than one Mega Tens of millions participant has loads of dough to ring within the New 12 months after drawing the successful quantity. After three months with out anybody successful the highest prize within the lottery, a ticket price an estimated $1.22 billion was bought in California for the drawing Friday evening, in line with the Mega Tens of millions web site.
The successful ticket matched the white balls 3, 7, 37, 49, 55 and the gold Mega Ball 6. The identification of the winner or winners was not instantly recognized.
The overall quantity of the Mega Tens of millions jackpot would solely be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Practically all grand prize winners decide to take a money payout, which for Friday evening’s drawing is an estimated $549.7 million.
Regardless of the sport’s lengthy odds of 1 in 302.6 million, gamers continued to buy tickets as the dimensions of the grand prize grew. Till Friday, the final time a Mega Tens of millions participant hit the highest prize was Sept. 10.
The most important-ever Mega Tens of millions jackpot ticket price $1.6 billion was bought in Florida in August 2023. Two prizes for its compatriot Powerball lottery have been bigger.
Mega Tens of millions and Powerball are bought in 45 states, in addition to Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball is also bought in Puerto Rico.
Mega Tens of millions ticket costs are set to rise from $2 to $5 in April. The rise can be one among many adjustments that officers say will lead to improved jackpot odds, extra frequent big prizes and even bigger payouts.
