{"id":539311,"date":"2023-01-14T09:48:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T06:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mega-millions-lottery-just-made-someone-1-35-billion-richer\/"},"modified":"2023-01-14T09:48:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T06:48:05","slug":"mega-millions-lottery-just-made-someone-1-35-billion-richer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mega-millions-lottery-just-made-someone-1-35-billion-richer\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mega Millions lottery just made someone $1.35 billion richer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 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-6af7228802cc3\" 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-6af7228802cc3\" 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-lottery-just-made-someone-1-35-billion-richer\/#Mega_Millions_lottery_just_made_someone_135_billion_richer\" >Mega Millions lottery just made someone $1.35 billion richer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mega_Millions_lottery_just_made_someone_135_billion_richer\"><\/span>Mega Millions lottery just made someone $1.35 billion richer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">Someone&#8217;s life just changed \u2014 in about a billion different ways. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A Maine resident purchased the winning ticket ahead of Friday $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawing \u2014 the second-largest in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>&#8217;s history, lottery officials said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The lotto winner matched all six numbers in the game, which hasn&#8217;t crowned a jackpot winner since Oct. 14. The numbers were 30, 43, 45, 46, 61, and Mega Ball 14. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It was a lucky Friday the 13th for one player\u00a0who beat the long odds \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megamillions.com\/How-to-Play.aspx\">1 in 302.6 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The winner and the place where the ticket was sold have not been publicly identified. Some state lottery officials do not identify winners out of concern for their privacy and security. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The jackpot win is the first for Maine, according to lottery officials. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The win ends a 26-drawing run. With no winner earlier this week, Friday\u2019s top prize grew to surpass the $1.35 billion jackpot won in July 2022. It is still eclipsed by the $1.53 billion won in October 2018. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The largest lottery jackpot paid in the U.S. was the result of a Powerball draw in November worth a cash value of $2.04 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Friday&#8217;s winner can choose between accepting 30 annuity payments worth the $1.35 billion, or a one-time cash payment of $724.6 million. <\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">The jackpot now resets to a pot of $20 million for the next drawing, on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<\/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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A Maine resident purchased the winning ticket ahead of Friday $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawing \u2014 the second-largest in the game&#8217;s history, lottery officials said. 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