This Wednesday, March 26, it was publicly announced that the winning ticket of the main prize of Mega Millionsvalued in US $ 344 million (Q2 thousand 653 million) I succeeded all the lottery numbers: 1, 5, 15, 39, 62 and mega ball 8. So there is already a very fortunate person who has just become a millionaire.
This award has an option in cash And the winning person may choose to receive US $ 159 million (Q1 thousand 226 million) in tickets; However, the winner’s name has not yet been revealed, so it is speculated that the new millionaire surely decided to keep the anonymity For various personal security reasons.
Given this situation, Mega Millions’s prize is now restored to its initial point of US $ 20 million (Q154 million) For the next draw, which will take place at 23 hours of the Friday, March 28. It is worth mentioning that this award also includes a cash option, which will be US $ 9 million (Q69 million).
In addition to the Mega Million Mayor Prize, the Lottery officials indicated that they also awarded thousands of other awards throughout the US territory. Award of US $ 1 thousand: 2 winners, prize of US $ 500: 10 winners, prize of US $ 400: 13 winners, prize for US $ 200: 31 winners, and the prize of US $ 20: 519 winners.
Where did the winning ticket sold?
According to the Mega Millions Lottery officials in the North American Nation, the ticket that became the lucky winner of the US $ 344 million. “Casey’s General Store”which is part of a chain of convenience stores in the west and southern medium of the United States.
Casey’s General General was in the town of Cortlandin the county Dekalb In the American state of Illinois. And in accordance with the provisions of the census that took place in February 2020, the place had a population of 4,270 inhabitants and a population density of 453 people per square kilometer.
According to the Lottery authorities, the chances of win one between 302 million: “There are people who always talk about the fact that there are beautiful numbers and ugly numbers, but it is not so. The important thing is that people buy a number to which they have faith and perhaps luck comes to smile them,” they added.
Although the chances of winning are minimalthe officials indicated that the major awards game of the lottery is about to be completely renewed: “There is a promise of major awards and better probabilities. It will be a much faster growth, if you don’t mind paying a higher ticket price, “they added.
“Beyond the big prizes, the players told us that they wanted major awards than were not major awards and that is exactly what we will offer in this new game that will begin in April,” he said Joshua Johnstonmain director of the Mega Millions, through a press release shared in its social networks.
Johnston mentioned that, with the new structure of the game, the chances of winning “will improve slightly“And the chances of being winner in any of the nine payments of Mega Millions will be one between 23, and this is due to the elimination of the Mega ball of gold, which will reduce the number of options in the United States.
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