New Jersey ticket holder wins $1.13bn Mega Millions jackpot
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A person in New Jersey overcame the odds on Tuesday night and won the $1.13bn Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that dated to last December.
The numbers drawn were: 7, 11, 22, 29, 38 and the gold Mega Ball 4. The winning ticket was sold in New Jersey, according the the Mega Millions website.
Until the latest drawing, no one had matched all six numbers and won the Mega Millions jackpot since 8 December. That amounted to 30 straight drawings without a big winner.
It is tough to win the Mega Millions jackpot because the odds are so long, at one in 302.6m.
The prize is the eighth largest in US lottery history.
The $1.13bn jackpot is for a winner who is paid through an annuity, with an initial payment and then 29 annual payments. Most winners choose a cash payout, which would be $537.5m.
The next big US lottery drawing will be on Wednesday night for an estimated $865m Powerball jackpot. No one has won that prize since New Year’s Day, making for 36 drawings without a winner.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states plus Washington DC and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball also is played in those states as well as Washington DC, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.