The owner of a ticket purchased in Illinois in the USA became the owner of Jackpot Lottery Mega Millions in the amount of $ 1.3 billion. This is reported on Saturday on the lottery website.
“The happy owner of a ticket from [state] Illinois will rejoice at the same as the next owner of the lottery jackpot for a billion. All six numbers coincided in one ticket during a draw on July 29, and he brought a winning of $ 1.3 billion,” the says said In the message.
As noted by the organizers of the lottery, the total winning amount exceeded the level calculated on the basis of actual sales of tickets. In this draw, the chance of winning was one by 302.5 million. After deducting taxes on his hands, the lucky one will receive $ 742.2 million.
The amount won became the second largest for the 20 years of the lottery. In October 2018, the winner of the Mega Millions received a jackpot of over $ 1.5 billion, which is the largest gain for a separate ticket.