You didn’t win the big bucks, but you might have won something
July 30th, 2022 by Ric Hanson
(Atlanta, Georgia) – Officials with Megamillions report there was one winning ticket for the numbers in Friday’s nights drawing for an estimated $1.28-billion dollar prize. It was bought in Illinois, but it wasn’t immediately known if there was one winner of the prize or a group of people chipping-in to win. The winning numbers were: 13-36-45-57-67, Mega Ball: 14.
The jackpot was the nation’s third-largest lottery prize. It grew so large because no one had matched the game’s six selected numbers since April 15. That’s 29 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner. The $1.28 billion prize is for winners who choose the annuity option, paid annually over 29 years. Most winners opt for the cash option, which for Friday night’s drawing was an estimated $747.2 million.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million. The next drawing on August 2nd is for at least $20-million. Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game is coordinated by state lotteries.