Mega Millions' winning ticket sold in Michigan
One winning ticket was sold in Michigan for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, making it the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
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One winning ticket was sold in Michigan for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, making it the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
Only two lottery prizes in the U.S. have been larger than Friday's jackpot.
The massive prize has players flocking to what they hope are lucky locations.
Those who bought lottery tickets are hoping to get lucky as the Mega Millions jackpot hit $1 billion before Friday's drawing. Jamie Yuccas reports.
The third-highest lottery prize in U.S. history is on the line in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing — an estimated $970 million.
The $970 million grand prize would be Mega Millions' second-largest, only trailing a $1.54 billion bonanza in 2018.
Mega Millions estimated its next top prize would be $850 million, which would be the third-largest of all time.
That combined with Mega Millions upcoming jackpot of estimated $750 million means almost $1.4 billion up for grabs, and that total will surely grow.
There were no winning tickets for Tuesday night's $625 jackpot. A $750 million payout would be Mega Millions' second biggest, to a $1.54 billion bonanza won in 2018.
Lottery players will have a shot Tuesday night at the eighth-largest jackpot in U.S. history due to months without a winner of the big prize. The Mega Millions $625 million jackpot is the largest lottery prize in nearly two years. CBS Los Angeles has more details.
It's been months since anyone won the national lotteries, and nearly two years since jackpots rose this high.
The ticket was purchased at a Giant Eagle supermarket in Mentor, a Cleveland suburb.
If the winner chooses the cash option, they will walk away with about $345 million before taxes
There was a one-time cash option of $343.9 million
There was a one-time cash option of $307 million
The $444 million jackpot is the eighth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions' history
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Manuel Franco, of West Allis, won the third largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history
"I do realize that such good fortune carries a tremendous social responsibility," the winner said through her lawyer
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