The super lucky person who won the second largest last month appeared jackpot in the history of lotteries on USAits organizers announced yesterday Wednesday lottery.
The lucky winner – who had bought the winning ticket in Florida – emerged on Monday to claim the $1.6 billion jackpot, seven weeks after the August 8 drawing. There were 31 draws without a winner before the lucky winner was finally found, bought at a supermarket in Neptune Beach, 15 miles east of Jacksonville.
Lottery organizers said the $1.602 billion jackpot was the largest in Mega Millions history, breaking the $1.537 billion record from 2018. It is the second largest amount in the history of any US lottery, after a California lucky winner won $2.04 billion in Powerball in November 2022.
The winner of the Mega Millions lottery jackpot can choose to receive $1.6 billion over 30 years or a one-time payment of $794.2 million.
Under Florida law, those who win more than $250,000 in lottery prizes are not required to publicly disclose their identity until 90 days after they come forward to claim their winnings.
The chance of winning the Mega Millions jackpot with a $2 ticket is 1 in 300 million!
Source: News Beast
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