On Thursday, it was confirmed that Mega Millions officially
broke a new record high at $540 million. This is the largest jackpot of any
lottery in its entire history. This record amount is much higher than the
second-highest Mega Millions prize that was for $390 million back in 2007. This
jackpot was split by two winners. One was a married couple in New Jersey and
the other one was a truck driver in Georgia. Last year, the third-highest Mega
Millions jackpot occurred, and it was for $380 million. This winner was also
split by two winners. One was a married couple in Washington, and the other was
a woman in Idaho. If history repeats itself, then the same thing could occur in
this case, and the winning amount will be split.
The winning amount will be paid
in annual amounts; however, if the winner wants to receive it all in one lump
sum, he or she will receive $389 million, which is still a huge amount. The
drawing for this historic jackpot will be hold Friday at 11 P.M. Eastern Time.
Tickets will continue to be one sale until 15 minutes prior to the drawing.
They are $1 per ticket.
I cannot believe how high this jackpot has gotten. It is just crazy that one person, or even two, could win such a huge amount. If one person wins this lottery, they will potentially have $540 million dollars, which is more than halfway to $1 billion. Good luck to whoever wins this huge jackpot.
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