2023/08/08: $1,580,000,000 – the biggest Mega Millions jackpot in history belonged to the Florida owner

On August 08, 2023, the biggest Mega Millions jackpot in history worth $1,580,000,000 came to its owner. The lucky player bought the ticket in Florida.

• These are lucky numbers: 13 – 19 – 20 – 32 – 33
• Mega Millions gold ball is number 14
• Megaplier 2X

Lucky also came to 4 players who won the second prize of $1,000,000 (1 from Pennsylvania, 2 from Texas, and 1 from West Virginia).

A California player received $3,383,371 following this state’s law.

There are 2 lucky tickets (Florida, North Carolina) that hit the first prize with the optional Megaplier Lucky Star 2X and receive prizes valued at up to $2,000,000 each.

There are 109 players who got $10,000 prizes; 28 players received $20,000 thanks to Megaplier 2X; and 29 players won $9,246.

To achieve the $1.58 billion US Dollar prize, this current Mega Millions lottery has gone through 35 consecutive accumulation draws.

This is the largest-ever owner-won jackpot in Mega Millions history, and it ranks third in the history of lotteries in the United States.

According to the regulations of Mega Millions, the winner of the Mega Millions lottery for the drawing on August 8, 2023, can choose to receive the prize of $1.58 billion US Dollars in multiple instalments over a span of 29 years or opt for a one-time cash amount estimated at around $783.3 million US Dollars.

Mega Millions owns many big jackpots; as you can see in this article, The Top 10 Largest Mega Millions jackpots won.

Mega Millions jackpot starts again at $20 million. The next Mega Millions lottery draw will be held on Friday, August 11, 2023.

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