HOW A $1.28 B
GENERATIONAL CHAIN OF POVERTY WAS BROKEN.
Those who never give up will surely SMILE at the long run.
CHICAGO:
Someone in a Chicago suburb beat the odds and won a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot.
According to megamillions.com, there was one jackpot-winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines.
The winning numbers were: 13-36-45-57-67, Mega Ball: 14.
“We are thrilled to have witnessed one of the biggest jackpot wins in Mega Millions history,” Ohio Lottery Director Pat McDonald, the current Lead Director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a statement on the lottery’s website.
The jackpot was the nation’s third-largest lottery prize. It grew so large because no one had matched the game’s six selected numbers since April 15. That’s 29 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner.
The $1.337 billion prize is for winners who choose the annuity option, paid annually over 29 years. Most winners opt for the cash option, which for Friday night’s drawing was an estimated $780.5 million.
Earlier, Illinois Lottery officials had estimated the winning take at $1.28 billion.
We got only
13 BOOM
57 BOOM
#One2ninety
WINNING: (13)-36-45-(57)-67
MEGA BALL: 14
