Maine Resident Wins Second-Largest Mega Millions Jackpot in Game’s History

A Maine resident has won the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot in the game’s history, lottery officials announced Saturday. The lucky ticket holder matched all six numbers in the game, which hadn’t crowned a jackpot winner since October 14th.

The winning numbers were 30, 43, 45, 46, 61, and Mega Ball 14. The winner overcame steep odds of 1 in 302.6 million, which led to three months of drawings without a claim on the jackpot.

“Congratulations to the Maine State Lottery, which has just won its first-ever Mega Millions jackpot,” Pat McDonald, Ohio lottery director and lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a statement.

The jackpot win is the first for Maine, according to lottery officials. The jackpot was the second largest in the game’s history, with an estimated value of $1.35 billion.

Some state lottery officials do not identify winners out of concern for their privacy and security. However, the Maine Lottery tweeted a celebratory message on Friday the 13th, saying, “It was a lucky Friday the 13th for one player who beat the long odds — 1 in 302.6 million.”

The winner’s identity remains unknown, but the Maine Lottery is sure to be celebrating this historic win.