An American won more than a billion dollars on the night of Friday December 27 to Saturday December 28. This colossal win is the fifth largest in the history of this game.
A ticket that is literally worth gold. An American, who lives in California, won the sum of 1.22 billion dollars on the night of Friday December 27 to Saturday December 28, following the Mega Millions draw. The winning ticket was purchased at a Cottonwood gas station, the lottery website says.
This is the fifth largest win in the history of the game, launched in 2002. This winner only had a one in 302 million chance of winning this colossal win.
It had been 100 days since anyone won the jackpot, which explains the staggering sum that was at stake. The previous draw took place on December 24, but without designating a winner. This in no way discouraged Americans from taking a chance and buying a ticket for two dollars.
In 2022, a Howard Center study, cited by CNNrevealed that ticket sales increased from $47 billion to $82 billion, generating revenue in excess of corporate taxes in ten US states.
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