Somebody has lastly gained the Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot – on a Friday the thirteenth, no much less.
A fortunate ticket offered in Maine matched Friday night time’s successful numbers to attain lottery recreation’s estimated $1.35 billion grand prize.
Friday’s prize is the second-biggest jackpot that Mega Thousands and thousands has ever seen and fourth-largest throughout U.S. lottery historical past. The win additionally marks the primary time {that a} Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot has ever been gained in Maine, in line with Mega Thousands and thousands.
After no jackpot winner for 25 consecutive drawings, Mega Thousands and thousands’ high prize has climbed larger and better in latest months.
Friday’s winner, whose identify isn’t but identified, overcame the extraordinarily slim odds of taking residence the Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot – which stand at about 1 in 302.6 million.
Why have lottery prizes grown so massive? One other record-breaking Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot is up for grabs Friday. Here is why.
To say the complete $1.35 billion, the winner would want to take the cash in an annuity with annual funds over 29 years. Most jackpot recipients want the decreased however faster money choice, which for Friday night time’s drawing was an estimated $724.6 million.
Superstitious lottery gamers may be aware that Friday’s drawing marked the seventh time there was a Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot winner on a Friday the thirteenth.
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What ought to I do if I win the lottery? Here is what you must know.
Mega Thousands and thousands successful numbers: Friday, 1/13/23
The successful numbers for Friday night time’s drawing have been 30-43-45-46-61, Mega Ball: 14 and Megaplier was 2X.
How do I play Mega Thousands and thousands?
To enter Mega Thousands and thousands, gamers choose six numbers – or select to have the lottery machine generate a random “Straightforward Choose” or “Fast Choose”:
- 5 numbers will go from 1 to 70 (white balls)
- One quantity may be picked from 1 to 25 (gold Mega Ball)
In case your ticket matches all six of the successful numbers from the drawing, you may win the jackpot. There are additionally smaller prizes relying on what number of balls your numbers match.
The price to play Mega Thousands and thousands is $2 a ticket. You possibly can add the Megaplier for $1, which can enhance the quantity of your potential prize as much as 5 occasions the unique prize (apart from the jackpot).
Mega Thousands and thousands may be performed in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
What are the probabilities of successful Mega Thousands and thousands?
A large jackpot attracts a number of gamers – however it’s necessary to notice that odds of taking residence a Mega Thousands and thousands high prize are extraordinarily slim. Specialists stress that folks getting into the lottery should not purchase extra tickets than they can afford.
“Think about you write the letters to ‘Mega Thousands and thousands’ on particular person items of paper, combine them up, and let your cat randomly choose letters. Your cat is 5 occasions extra more likely to appropriately spell ‘Mega Thousands and thousands’ than you’re to win,” Matthew Kovach, an assistant professor of economics at Virginia Tech, instructed USA TODAY this week.
Kovach added that you’re additionally extra more likely to be struck by lightning twice in your lifetime than win the lottery.
- The chances of successful the jackpot are 302,575,350 to 1.
- The chances to match all 5 white balls are 12,607,306 to 1.
Largest lottery prizes in US historical past
- $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022: Received in California.
- $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016: Three winners in California, Florida, Tennessee.
- $1.537 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Oct. 23, 2018: Received in South Carolina.
- $1.35 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Jan. 13: Received in Maine
- $1.337 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, July 29, 2022: Received in Illinois.
- $1.05 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Jan. 22, 2021: Received in Michigan.
- $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019: Received in Wisconsin.
- $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017: Received in Massachusetts.
- $730 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021: Received in Maryland.
- $699.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 4, 2021: Received in California.
Contributing: The Related Press
