1.7 trillion won lottery jackpot hit 3rd in history... 1 winner in Illinois

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The third-largest lottery winner of all time in the United States has been announced.

According to the Mega Millions website on the 30th (local time), a Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold in Illinois, where the winning numbers 13, 36, 45, 57, 67 and the bonus number, Mega Ball 14, were all guessed through the lottery held the night before. Confirmed.

The lottery ticket was sold at a gas station and convenience store in Des Plains, outside Chicago, the Associated Press reported.

This Mega Millions jackpot is $1.337 billion (about 1.74 trillion won), which is the second largest in Mega Millions history and the third in all U.S. lottery history. This is an estimate, and if the actual lottery sales amount is finally counted, the winnings may be higher, Mega Millions said.

The winner of the January 2016 Powerball jackpot of $1.586 billion, the all-time highest, was shared by three people, so this winner was awarded to the $1.537 billion Mega Million winner from South Carolina in October 2018. Then you will receive the second largest amount.

Winners can receive the prize in the form of an annuity over the next 29 years, or they can choose the cash option to receive $780.5 million in one go. So far, the majority of winners have chosen the cash option.

However, the winner will have to pay a minimum of 24% federal tax (30% for foreigners), as well as state and local taxes, so the actual amount of money they have in their hands is less.

“I am very excited to witness one of the biggest jackpots in Mega Millions history,” said Pat MacDonald, Ohio Lottery Director, who leads the Mega Millions Consortium. “He said.

In the Mega Millions lottery, you have to guess all 6 numbers, including 5 numbers and 1 Mega Ball, to win the first prize, and the odds of winning are only 1 in 325 million.

The lottery is sold in 45 states, Washington, DC and Virginia.