One Lucky Ticket Wins $940 Million Mega Millions Jackpot, Fifth-Largest in Game’s History

A single winning ticket was sold for Friday’s estimated $940 million Mega Millions jackpot, the fifth-largest in the game’s history. The lucky winner had the choice of taking an estimated lump sum payment of $472.5 million before taxes, or going with the annuity option, which consists of an annual payment over 30 years.

The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.05 billion Friday night, only the fifth time in the game’s history that the grand prize has reached into the billions. The jackpot had jumped by about $120 million after no winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night’s $820 million drawing.

Jackpot winners almost always opt for a lump sum payment, which for Tuesday’s drawing would be an estimated $527.9 million. No one managed to beat the massive odds and match all six numbers for Friday’s estimated $940 million jackpot.

The numbers drawn were 5, 10, 28, 52, 63 and the gold ball 18. There have been 29 straight draws without a Mega Millions jackpot winner since the last grand prize ticket on April 18. The next drawing will be held on Tuesday night, with an estimated $1.05 billion prize up for grabs for a sole winner choosing to be paid through an annuity.

The Mega Millions lottery has been offering massive jackpots for the past few months, with the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history being won on Friday. The winner had the choice of taking an estimated lump sum payment of $472.5 million before taxes, or going with the annuity option, which consists of an annual payment over 30 years.

No one managed to beat the massive odds and match all six numbers for Friday’s estimated $940 million jackpot. The next drawing will be held on Tuesday night, with an estimated $1.05 billion prize up for grabs for a sole winner choosing to be paid through an annuity. It will be the fifth time in the game’s history that the grand prize has reached into the billions.

The Mega Millions lottery has been offering massive jackpots for the past few months, with the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history being won on Friday. The numbers drawn were 5, 10, 28, 52, 63 and the gold ball 18. There have been 29 straight draws without a Mega Millions jackpot winner since the last grand prize ticket on April 18. The next drawing will be held on Tuesday night, with an estimated $1.05 billion prize up for grabs.