It is the third time in history that the pot has exceeded the billion, American media such as the Wall Street Journal report. This makes it the third largest Mega Millions prize, and the fourth ever in American history. In 2018, someone from South Carolina already won $1.6 billion, at the time about $1.4 billion.
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Tickets are basically $2, the odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 302 million. Players must pick five numbers between 1 and 70, then another one out of 25. The winner must match all numbers. He or she can have the prize paid out in one lump sum, then they will receive $602.5 million, or $26 million over 29 years.
The jackpot hasn’t gone out since April 15 of this year. Then a resident of the state of Tennessee won $20 million. On Tuesday, the prize was $830 million, but it didn’t go out. There are draws twice a week. By how much the jackpot goes up, also depends on how many lottery tickets are sold. Now that the price is at record high, things are going very fast.
The lots are for sale in 45 US states, especially at supermarkets, drug stores or at gas stations. Non-Americans are not supposed to buy lottery tickets, although there are websites that offer them.