The largest Mega Millions jackpot was sold in 2018 to a lucky winner in South Carolina who chose to remain anonymous while claiming the $1.5 billion prize. Winners have 12 months from the date of the drawing to claim their prize - the largest in Illinois history - but only 60 days to choose between the lump sum cash payout or annual payments.įriday's prize was the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot in the history of the game, and it was so large because no one had drawn all six numbers since April 15. "We’ve seen it - the players tend to take more time because they want one make sure that they get their affairs in order and sort of go about again and hopefully a strategic way for them and their family," Mays said. Mays added winners often take their time to privately come forward in the state. More than five weeks after running aground, a massive cargo ship called the Ever Forward was freed on Sunday from the muddy bottom of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, according to the US Coast Guard. So we’re telling all of our players - check your tickets." "We don’t know whether or not they’re aware they’ve won this incredible prize. "We have not heard from the winner yet," Harold Mays, director of the Illinois lottery, said during a press conference Saturday. In Illinois, winners of more than $250,000 can request to keep their name and city of residence secret, according to the Illinois Lottery. The prize was initially estimated at $1.2 billion but increased due to last-minute ticket sales, according to Illinois lottery officials.Īs of Monday, the winner had not stepped forward, and the public may never know their identity as Illinois is one of a handful of states that allows some winners the option of remaining anonymous.
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One ticket sold at the Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, Illinois, matched the winning numbers of 13, 36, 45, 57 and 67, plus the Mega Ball of 14, making the purchaser the winner of the $1.34 billion prize. Someone in Illinois became a billionaire overnight Saturday.
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