One very fortunate one that purchased their lottery ticket at an Illinois fuel station was the lone winner of the jaw-dropping $1.34 billion Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot — the third largest in US historical past, sport officers mentioned.
The ticket was bought on the Speedy Café Speedway in Des Plaines, Illinois, mentioned Harold Mays, director of the Illinois Lottery.
“We now have not heard from the winner but,” Mays mentioned throughout a Saturday press convention.
“We don’t know whether or not or not they’re conscious they’ve gained a prize. So I encourage everybody to examine your ticket.”
The profitable numbers in Friday’s drawing have been 67, 45, 57, 36, and 13. The Mega Thousands and thousands ball was 14.
The thriller winner has 12 months from the draw to say their Mega-prize, and 60 days to decide on the money choice or annual funds.
Curiosity within the rising pot was so giant that it ballooned almost $60 million in a single day Friday earlier than the outcomes have been introduced early Saturday.
Different fortunate winners included a second place ticket bought at New Means Deli & Lottery Corp. on East Kingsbridge Street within the Bronx price a relatively paltry $1,000,002.
“We really feel fortunate!” a employee on the deli who goes by the identify Huge Al. “It’s the second time. It’s an attractive factor.”
“Lightning normally doesn’t strike in the identical spot. Hopefully subsequent time it’ll be the massive one,” added the employee, who recalled a profitable lottery ticket additionally price $1 million being bought there 5 years again.
Nonetheless, most clients there have been dissatisfied they weren’t among the many massive winners.
“It wasn’t me, and I play right here on a regular basis,” mentioned Daisy Braxton, who got here by to examine her ticket towards winner numbers and likewise purchase one other lottery ticket.
The winner has the choice to obtain the $1.34 billion over the course of 29 years, or a lump sum of $780 million money prize, excluding taxes, Mays mentioned.
The operators of the Illinois fuel station the place the profitable ticket was bought shall be awarded a $500,000 “promoting bonus,” he added.
Workers on the fuel station declined to remark.
The jackpot was the second-largest in Mega Thousands and thousands historical past, trailing solely a $1.537 billion profitable ticket in South Carolina on Oct. 23, 2018. That winner stays unknown.
The world-record jackpot of $1.586 billion was awarded on Jan. 13, 2016 within the Powerball lottery. It was shared by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee.
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