The lack of a winner in the jackpot draw ofMega Millions in the US, held on Friday night, raised the jackpot to a juicy estimate of 1.55 billion dollars, whichThey will look for an owner again this Tuesday, August 8.
This is the largest prize in the history of the draw., as indicated by the organizers in acommunicated.
The lucky person could choose an annual payment of the total over 29 years or choose asingle cash payment of 757.2 million dollars.
The Mega Millions organizers indicated that the prize this August 8 will be the largest in the history of that game of chance, surpassing what until now was the game's record prize: 1,537 billion, won in South Carolina on October 23 of 2018.
Last week's winning combination - which had a prize pool of 1.35 billion - was 11, 30, 45, 52, 56; golden ball 20.
Despite the slim chance of winning, which is one in 302.6 million, players continue to buy tickets as the jackpot size increases.
Mega Millions began on August 31, 1996, but then it was known as the Big Game. The first drawing was held on September 6, 1996, and six states participated: Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Virginia.
In Mega Millions, players must select six numbers from two groups: five numbers from 1 to 70 and one number from 1 to 25 (the golden Mega Ball). To win the jackpot, they must match the six winning numbers in the drawing that takes place every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.
The opportunity to purchase Mega Millions tickets is available at most gas stations and markets in 45 US states, in addition to the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands and costs two dollars. The places where it is not played are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.
The last time Mega Millions awarded the jackpot was on April 18.
Mega Millions is the only lottery game that has awarded four jackpot prizes exceeding $1 billion: in 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
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