NEW YORK (WABC) — A fortunate individual from Florida has emerged as the winner of the Mega Millions jackpot. They held the winning ticket that matched all six numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing, ending a long period of lottery disappointments that spanned nearly four months.
The winning ticket was sold at a Publix grocery store in Neptune Beach, according to the Florida Lottery.
The winning numbers for Tuesday’s draw were: 32, 19, 13, 33, 20, with a Mega Ball of 14.
With a prize of $1.58 billion, this Mega Millions jackpot is the largest in the history of the game.
Prior to this win, there had been 31 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, leading to the accumulation of the third-largest prize in US history.
The winner has the option to receive the $1.58 billion prize as an annuity paid out over 30 years or as a lump sum of approximately $783.3 million.
It’s important to note that the prize is subject to federal taxes and may also be taxed by individual states.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.6 million, making it a difficult feat to achieve. However, smaller prizes with better odds start at $2.
Additionally, the August 8 drawing yielded a significant number of winners, with a total of 7,056,452 winning tickets at other prize levels. Seven tickets matched the five white balls to win the game’s second-tier prize. Two of these tickets, sold in Florida and North Carolina, are worth $2 million each due to the optional Megaplier feature. The other five Match 5 tickets, sold in California, Pennsylvania, Texas (two), and West Virginia, won the standard second-tier prize.
FUN FACT: Where have the most winning Mega Millions jackpot tickets been sold?
New York – 44
California – 36
New Jersey – 25
Ohio – 20
Michigan – 18
Georgia – 15
Illinois – 13
Texas – 13
Connecticut – 0
You can watch the Mega Millions drawings on abc7NY.com/lottery on Tuesday and Friday nights at 10:59.
Here is a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots that have been won and the states where the winning tickets were sold:
1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022 (one ticket from California)
2. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets from California, Florida, and Tennessee)
3. $1.58 billion, Mega Millions, August 8, 2023 (one ticket from Florida)
4. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket from South Carolina)
5. $1.35 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket from Maine)
6. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket from Illinois)
7. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket from Michigan)
8. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket from Wisconsin)
9. $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket from Massachusetts)
10. $774.6 million, Powerball, Feb. 6, 2023 (one ticket from Washington state)
For more information about the New York lottery and to see lottery results, please visit nylottery.ny.gov
New Yorkers dealing with a gambling addiction, or who know someone who is, can seek assistance by calling the State’s toll-free, confidential HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) or texting HOPENY (467369). Standard text rates may apply.
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