A fortunate gambler matched all six numbers Friday to win an estimated $1.35 billion Mega Millions prize, overcoming steep odds that led to a few months of drawings with out a winner.
The prevailing numbers drawn past due Friday night time were: 30, 43, 45, 46, sixty one and gold Mega Ball 14.The the front web page of the Mega Millions internet site states there was a winner of the jackpot in Maine.
The web website online additionally says the following grand prize may be for $20 million and the coins alternative may be $10.7 million, indicating there has been a winner of the estimated $1.35 billion prize.
Mega Millions officers did now no longer straight away launch a announcement approximately the jackpot winner. In Maine, lottery winners can’t stay anonymous, and have to launch their first name, in addition to the primary letter in their surname. The $1.35 billion grand prize is for a winner who takes an annuity with annual bills over 29 years.
Winners nearly continually select the coins option, which for Friday night´s drawing became an estimated $724.6 million. There have been 25 immediately drawings with out a jackpot winner. The jackpot is the second one biggest Mega Millions win ever, and the fourth-biggest in U.S. history.