{"id":479183,"date":"2022-07-29T20:49:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T17:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mega-millions-soars-to-nearly-1-3-billion\/"},"modified":"2022-07-29T20:49:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T17:49:16","slug":"mega-millions-soars-to-nearly-1-3-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mega-millions-soars-to-nearly-1-3-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mega Millions soars to nearly $1.3 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276ac593b8b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276ac593b8b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mega-millions-soars-to-nearly-1-3-billion\/#%E2%80%9CMega_Millions_soars_to_nearly_13_billion%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mega Millions soars to nearly $1.3 billion&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMega_Millions_soars_to_nearly_13_billion%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mega Millions soars to nearly $1.3 billion&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>There are more than a billion reasons to dream big Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Excited lottery players clamored to buy Mega Millions tickets Friday \u2014 as the expected jackpot for the 11 p.m. drawing soared to nearly $1.3 billion, the third highest in US history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho wouldn\u2019t be excited to be a billionaire? I could use that money!\u201d Shaun Bryant, 51, said as he bought a ticket at a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>stand in midtown Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTickets sales go up maybe 30 to 35 percent,\u201d a worker at Manhattan\u2019s Gardenia Deli on 30th street said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people don\u2019t have enough money to spend \u2026 This h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens once every 20 years or so,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone lucky enough to pick the right numbers would <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megamillions.com\/\">get the $1.28 billion<\/a> if patient enough to get it paid annually over 29 years.<\/p>\n<p>Those wanting cash would get around $747.2 million \u2014 shrinking to $457.5 million for a New York winner after state and federal taxes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/new-york-mega-million-lottery-fever-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mega Millions jackpot customer.\" class=\"wp-image-23258156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/new-york-mega-million-lottery-fever-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/new-york-mega-million-lottery-fever-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/new-york-mega-million-lottery-fever-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dennis Valentin, 52, tries his luck buying tickets for Friday\u2019s $1.28 billion jackpot.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Still, it is the third biggest jackpot in US history, and only the fourth time the tally has toppled the $1 billion mark.  The Mega Million tickets are being sold in 47 states and jurisdictions such as the Virgin Islands and Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<p>A steady stream of excited players headed to Lucky Choice Convenience, the aptly named Manhattan store that sold an $8.3 million LOTTO ticket in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone wants the money. You don\u2019t play, you don\u2019t win,\u201d Lucky Choice\u2019s manager, who only gave the his name as Ali, said Friday as he celebrated a noticeable uptick in sales.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are buying in all amounts \u2014 $5, $10, $100,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/new-york-mega-million-lottery-fever-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mega Millions jackpot customer.&#10;\" class=\"wp-image-23258159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/new-york-mega-million-lottery-fever-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/new-york-mega-million-lottery-fever-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/new-york-mega-million-lottery-fever-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Eric Stein buys $14 worth of Mega Millions tickets in  Kensington, Brooklyn.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Upper West Sider Kevin Miller, 45, who works in television, bought nearly $50 worth of tickets at the lucky West 72nd Street store.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not confident that I\u2019ll win, but I thought I\u2019d give it a shot,\u201d he said. \u201cI saw that this store already sold a winning ticket in the last, so the chances of having more is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Teacher Rian Gutierrez, 38, felt confident enough of his \u201cgood karma\u201d to buy just one ticket, saying he was boosting his chances by \u201cwearing my lucky shirt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually never play it,\u201d he said, saying he only tries his luck \u201cafter like $100 million.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jaclyn Silvestri, a 36-year-old drama teacher from the East Village, spent $10 on tickets there because a coworker \u201cwas really excited about this place\u201d and \u201csaid there are some good vibes happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like it\u2019s a one-in-a-million chance of winning,\u201d she said \u2014 vastly underestimating the actual odds, which are a staggering one in 302.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>Still, \u201cIf you don\u2019t play, you\u2019re just on the sidelines,\u201d noted one 50-year-old player, who only gave a first name, Steve, as he bought tickets from a newsstand in midtown.<\/p>\n<p>He had extra reason to want to win, he pointed out. \u201cI just lost my job\u201d and \u201cmy mom is sick,\u201d he said of his dreams to look after his family.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Andrew Vita, 36, said he was \u201cas confident as anyone can be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean I hope I win, but those odds you know,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/mega-millions-lottery-billion-dollars-nyc-fever-feat-mage.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"People line up to buy lottery tickets.\" class=\"wp-image-23258230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/mega-millions-lottery-billion-dollars-nyc-fever-feat-mage.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/mega-millions-lottery-billion-dollars-nyc-fever-feat-mage.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/mega-millions-lottery-billion-dollars-nyc-fever-feat-mage.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NYC stores reported much longer lines Friday as the jackpot soared to $1.28 billion.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Anadolu Agency via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The $1.3 billion prize will be the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, beaten only by the $1.537 billion won by an anonymous South Carolina player in October 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Even that was beaten by the Powerball, however, which in January 2016 had the biggest-ever US lotto win at $1.586 billion, which was split between three players.<\/p>\n<p>Both those could of course be at risk if no one picks the right numbers Friday \u2014 just like in the last 29 drawings since April 15, when $20 million was won in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>Still, in that time, 42 people have each one at least $1 million, including two from New York and another two from New Jersey in the last drawing alone.<\/p>\n<p>David Schwartz, a professor and gaming historian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said that the overwhelming odds against winning were unlikely to put off big-dreaming Americans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think people have an understanding there are pretty slim odds, but on the other hand, somebody has to win,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe driving force behind lotteries is that one ticket isn\u2019t that expensive but you have a chance for a huge, huge payoff.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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