One US ticketholder scoops $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot

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One Us Ticketholder Scoops $1.35 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot
Mega Millions Jackpot players, © AP/Press Association Images
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By AP Reporters

A single ticketholder has matched all six numbers to win an estimated $1.35 billion (€923 million) in the US Mega Millions lottery.

After three months of draws which failed to produce a winner, the winning numbers were: 30, 43, 45, 46, 61 and gold Mega Ball 14.

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The front page of the Mega Millions website stated there has been a winner of the jackpot in the state of Maine.

The site also says the next grand prize will be for $20 million (€18.4 million) and the cash option will be $10.7 million, indicating there was a winner of the estimated $1.35 billion prize.

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A customer with her ticket at a US store last week ahead of the big draw (AP)

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Mega Millions officials did not immediately release a statement about the jackpot winner.

The $1.35 billion grand prize is for a winner who takes an annuity with annual payments over 29 years.

Winners almost always choose the cash option, which for Friday night’s drawing was an estimated $724.6 million.

There had been 25 draws in a row without a jackpot winner, but that streak ended with someone beating the odds of one in 302.6 million to take the top prize.

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The jackpot is the fourth-largest in US history.

Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, DC, and the US Virgin Islands.

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