The draw for the $ 739.6 billion cash payment was Friday night.
A lucky person is taking home the Mega Millions jackpot money.
At around 1am ET on Saturday, the list of lottery winners was announced. A person in Michigan won the jackpot, estimated at $ 1 billion or $ 739.6 million as a fixed amount, before taxes.
The winning ticket was sold in a Kroger located in Novi, a suburb north of Detroit – about a 30-minute drive from the city – the state lottery’s website confirmed. The winning numbers were 4-26-42-50-60 with a Mega Ball number of 24.
The winner’s identity has not been revealed, but according to state lottery rules, he must come forward to claim his winnings.
The winner will have two options to receive the record prize, the lottery said in a statement: “The first is a growing annuity that offers an initial payment, then annual payments for 29 years. The player can also select a single cash payment of around of $ 739 million. If a player selects the cash option, he will receive about $ 530 million after tax withholdings. “
The Mega Millions jackpot increased to $ 1 billion in Friday night’s draw.
It is the second largest prize in the history of Mega Millions and the third largest in the history of the United States lottery, Mega Millions lottery officials said. The $ 1.537 billion won by a person in South Carolina on October 23, 2018 is still the largest lottery prize in the world ever awarded with a single ticket.
This is the 18th Mega Millions jackpot won in Michigan, according to a lottery press release. The last winner in the state shared the prize with a Rhode Island winner on October 13, 2017. Until Friday night’s victory, the biggest lottery prize ever won by a Michigan player was a $ Powerball jackpot 337 million. Donald Lawson of Lapeer won on August 15, 2012. On April 22, 2005, the couple from Port Huron Ralph and Mary Stebbins won $ 208 million playing Mega Millions – it was the biggest Mega Millions prize ever won in the state.
Michigan is one of the original founding members of Mega Millions.
“About 97 cents of every dollar spent on lottery tickets is returned to the state in the form of contributions to the School Aid Fund, prizes for players and commissions for sellers and retailers,” the state lottery said in a statement. “In fiscal year 2019, the Lottery provided more than $ 1 billion to Michigan public schools, its fifth consecutive contribution record. Since it started in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $ 23 billion to support education public in Michigan. “
Match 5 winners were two people in Florida, one in Maryland, one in Missouri, one in New Jersey, one in New York and two in Pennsylvania. Each will take home $ 1 million. In addition, two people – one in North Carolina and one in Virginia – won the Match 5 + Megaplier. Each will take home $ 2 million.
On Wednesday, a $ 731.1 million Powerball winning ticket was sold in Allegany County, Maryland. The ticket was the fourth largest in the history of Powerball and the sixth largest in the history of the United States lottery. Lottery winners in Maryland have the right to remain anonymous.
The previous jackpot, which was worth $ 120 million, was won by one person in Wisconsin on September 15, 2020.
The Powerball jackpot is reset to $ 20 million in Saturday’s draw. The next draw is on Tuesday, January 26th.