LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — With odds of 1 in 302.5 million, a winning Mega Millions ticket was sold, according to the Illinois Lottery.
The Illinois Lottery’s website shows a winning ticket was sold for the second biggest jackpot in Mega Millions history. However, nobody has claimed it yet.
The Illinois Lottery website and the Mega Millions website show the win of over a billion dollars is ‘pending.’ The Kentucky Lottery shows the next drawing of the Mega Millions as ‘TBD.’
Friday’s winning numbers are: 13-36-45-57-67, with a Mega Ball of 14.
The $1.28 billion jackpot is the nation’s second-largest prize and is the result of 29 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all of the game’s six numbers. That last time someone hit the Mega Millions jackpot was April 15.
If no one owns up to the winning ticket, lottery officials expect the prize will grow to $1.7 billion for the next drawing Tuesday, making it the nation’s largest lottery prize.
The estimated $1.28 billion prize is for players who get their winnings through an annuity, paid annually over 29 years. Nearly all winners take the cash option, which for Friday’s drawing is an estimated $747.2 million. Just know about a third of that goes to federal taxes and then another slice goes to state taxes, depending on where the winner lives.
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