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The jackpot had been amassed for 3 months and 25 attracts during which there have been no winners The ticket was sealed within the state of Maine, within the northeast of the nation The prize is the second largest within the historical past of Mega Millions, behind the 1,530 million awarded in 2018
A single winner of Mega Ball 14 of the United States Mega Millions has received a jackpot of 1,350 million {dollars} (1,244 million euros) comparable to the jackpot amassed over three months of the favored sport.
Since October 14, 25 attracts had been held with out a winner, till this Friday, luck went to the northeast of the nation.
The ticket was stamped within the state of Maine by a bettor whose identification is unknown. The fortunate winner wins the second largest prize within the historical past of Mega Millions, solely surpassed by the 1,537 million {dollars} (1,412 million euros) that one other solitaire winner received on October 23, 2018, sealed in South Carolina.
The new millionaire from Maine has scored some extent in opposition to the superstitious, as fortune smiled on him on Friday the thirteenth, a conventional day of ‘unhealthy luck’ within the United States, equal to Tuesday the thirteenth in Spain.
The successful mixture was 30, 43, 45, 46, 61 and gold.
The winner has the choice of gathering the complete prize by charging annual funds for 29 years or receiving 724.6 million {dollars} (667 million euros) in money at one time.
“Congratulations to the Maine State Lottery, who simply received their first Mega Millions jackpot,” says Ohio Lottery Director Pat McDonald, Principal Director of the Mega Millions Consortium. “This is the fourth billion greenback jackpot in Mega Millions historical past. We thank all of our retailers for his or her exhausting work throughout this spectacular run, and our clients for his or her enthusiasm and help. I hope that the enjoyable and pleasure that Mega Millions has generated evokes a successful angle in our every day lives and in the direction of everybody we meet. Here’s to an excellent 12 months!”, learn on the official Mega Millions web site.