California jackpot! Mega tens of millions participant wins $1.22 billion after three-month dry spell
After months of anticipation, the Mega Tens of millions jackpot has lastly been claimed. A fortunate ticket offered in California matched all six numbers on Friday night time, profitable an estimated $1.22 billion—the third-largest prize within the lottery’s historical past. The profitable numbers have been 3, 7, 37, 49, 55, and the gold Mega Ball 6.
The identification of the winner stays a thriller, however their choices are clear: take the prize as a 29-year annuity or a lump-sum money payout of $549.7 million. Each selections symbolize a life-altering windfall, and hypothesis is already mounting about who the lucky new billionaire is perhaps.
This win ends a record-breaking dry spell that started on September 10, with 31 consecutive drawings failing to supply a jackpot winner. The rising pot drew tens of millions of hopeful gamers, regardless of daunting odds of 1 in 302.6 million.
The timing couldn’t be extra notable—simply months after the biggest Mega Tens of millions jackpot ever, $1.6 billion, was received in Florida. Friday’s win brings Mega Tens of millions again into the highlight amid fierce competitors with its sibling lottery, Powerball, which boasts two of the biggest jackpots in US historical past.
In the meantime, lottery lovers are gearing up for a big change: Mega Tens of millions ticket costs will improve from $2 to $5 in April. Officers promise higher odds and bigger payouts in consequence, although it stays to be seen how gamers will reply to the hike.
For now, nevertheless, the highlight stays on California and its new thriller millionaire, whose unbelievable stroke of luck has captured nationwide consideration. The query on everybody’s thoughts: who’s holding the golden ticket?
