Mega Tens of millions $1.58 billion jackpot-winning ticket bought in Fla.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TOM. WITH THE MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT IS NOW UP TO MORE THAN $1 BILLION. AND HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT IS MARYLAND LOTTERY DIRECTOR JOHN MARK. JOHN, JOHN, I FEEL LIKE WHAT IS GOING ON? THIS SEEMS LIKE CRAZY TOWN THESE DAYS, ISN’T IT, THOUGH? YES. 1.05 BILLION OR 1 BILLION? 50 MILLION, IF YOU PREFER TO SAY IT THAT WAY. IT DOES SEEM THAT LATELY WE’VE HAD A RASH OF LARGE JACKPOTS AND THE REALITY IS IT’S JUST THE WAY THE NUMBERS SEEM TO FALL. DEBORAH YEAH, THAT’S JUST THE WAY THAT IT HAPPENS TO BE. BUT YOU SAY IT SO CALMLY, JOHN, AND YET WE’RE ALL IT’S FRENETIC AND NUTS OVER THIS. IT’S MY JOB TO BE CALM WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENS, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, IT IS A LOT OF FUN TO TO TO THINK ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN, RIGHT? WELL, YEAH, IT’S REALLY HARD TO STOP DOING THAT. SO LET ME ASK YOU, BECAUSE WE SAID THIS, THAT YOU HAVE SOME GREAT, FABULOUS TIP FOR IF YOU WIN, IF YOU ARE THAT PERSON ON, WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULD DO AND THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULDN’T DO? WELL, THEY’RE KIND OF RELATED. I MEAN, FEEL FREE TO SCREAM AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOME FUN AND JOY. BUT WHEN WHEN THAT SUBSIDES, SIGN THE BACK OF YOUR TICKET. SECURE IT IN A PLACE, NOT THE FREEZER BEHIND THE VEGETABLES SECURED IN A PLACE THAT THAT MAKES SENSE TO YOU. AND THEN SEEK SOME FINANCIAL ADVICE. YOU HAVE 182 DAYS TO CLAIM ANY PRIZE AT THE MARYLAND LOTTERY. SO MAKE SURE YOU GET ALL YOUR YOUR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS IN ORDER, BECAUSE WHAT YOU DO NEXT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND GENERATIONS TO COME. SO SECURE IT IN A PLACE THAT MAKES SENSE TO YOU. WHERE WOULD YOU SECURE YOUR TICKET? WELL, I’M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU, BUT YOU DON’T EVEN GET TO PLAY. NO, I DON’T. BUT I GET TO SEE THE JOY AND THE FUN WHEN PEOPLE COME IN AND IT IS LIFE ALTERING TO SEE SOMEONE COME IN WITH THAT MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MONEY. OKAY. THAT’S VERY SELFLESS. HOWEVER, THERE’S WHEN IT GETS THIS BIG, YOU MUST JUST GET ITCH A LITTLE BIT THAT YOU WISH YOU COULD PLAY. YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON’T REALLY. I’M SORRY. I’M KIND OF THE MOST BORING PERSON. WELL, LET’S SEE WHAT YOU TELL ME IN THE COMMERCIAL, JOHN. NO, NO, I GET IT. I GET IT. NOBODY THAT WORKS FOR THE LOTTERY CAN PLAY, CORRECT. ALL RIGHT, SO WHEN IS THE DRAWING? DRAWING IS TOMORROW NIGHT. YOU HAVE UP UNTIL 1045. TOMORROW EVENING. STAY TUNED. DURING THE DAY, WE MAY SEE THIS JACKPOT INCREASE A LITTLE BIT BEYOND WHERE IT IS NOW AT 1.05. SO YOU MAY IT COULD GET TO, WHAT, TOMORROW? WELL, MORE THAN THAT, IT’S A FUNCTION OF SALES AND HOW THINGS GO. BUT STAY TUNED. CHECK OUT ALL YOUR MEDIA OUTLETS AND BE READY BY 1045 TO GET YOUR TICKET AT ANY OF OUR 4400 LOTTERY LOCATIONS. YOU CAN’T EVEN DO A SCRATCH OFF NOTHING, JOHN. I’M SORRY.

$1.58 billion jackpot-winning Mega Tens of millions ticket bought in Florida

Up to date: 1:27 AM EDT Aug 9, 2023

Lottery gamers had one other shot Tuesday night time at an enormous Mega Tens of millions prize that ranks among the many largest jackpots in U.S. historical past.Somebody in Florida received the $1.58 billion Mega Tens of millions jackpot Tuesday night time, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for almost 4 months.The successful numbers from Tuesday’s drawing had been: 13, 19, 20, 32, 33, and the gold Mega Ball of 14The estimated $1.58 billion prize had been step by step constructing for months due to 31 straight drawings with no jackpot winner. The final time somebody received the sport’s high prize, previous to Tuesday night time, was April 18.Every drawing with no winner pushed the prize nearer to the report $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot that somebody in California received final yr. The second largest in measurement was in 2016, when the Powerball jackpot reached an almost equivalent quantity of $1.586 billion.Mega Tens of millions jackpot winners are so uncommon due to odds of 1 in 302.6 million.The $1.58 billion payout would go to a winner who opts for an annuity, doled out over 30 years. However folks often favor a lump sum possibility, which for Tuesday’s jackpot can be an estimated $783.3 million.The cash can be topic to federal taxes. Many states additionally tax lottery winnings.Mega Tens of millions is performed in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.Whereas they weren’t jackpot winners, Match 5 successful tickets had been bought in California, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, in addition to Texas — the place two Match 5 successful tickets had been bought, in accordance with the homepage of the Mega Tens of millions web site as of early Wednesday morning. Moreover, two tickets — one bought in Florida and one other bought in North Carolina — matched all 5 balls and the Megaplier however did not match the yellow Mega Ball, in accordance with the Mega Tens of millions web site.The following Mega Tens of millions drawing is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 11. The estimated jackpot is $20 million, the Mega Tens of millions web site indicated.

Lottery gamers had one other shot Tuesday night time at an enormous Mega Tens of millions prize that ranks among the many largest jackpots in U.S. historical past.

Somebody in Florida received the $1.58 billion Mega Tens of millions jackpot Tuesday night time, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for almost 4 months.

The successful numbers from Tuesday’s drawing had been:

13, 19, 20, 32, 33, and the gold Mega Ball of 14

The estimated $1.58 billion prize had been step by step constructing for months due to 31 straight drawings with no jackpot winner. The final time somebody received the sport’s high prize, previous to Tuesday night time, was April 18.

Every drawing with no winner pushed the prize nearer to the report $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot that somebody in California received final yr. The second largest in measurement was in 2016, when the Powerball jackpot reached an almost equivalent quantity of $1.586 billion.

Mega Tens of millions jackpot winners are so uncommon due to odds of 1 in 302.6 million.

The $1.58 billion payout would go to a winner who opts for an annuity, doled out over 30 years. However folks often favor a lump sum possibility, which for Tuesday’s jackpot can be an estimated $783.3 million.

The cash can be topic to federal taxes. Many states additionally tax lottery winnings.

Mega Tens of millions is performed in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Whereas they weren’t jackpot winners, Match 5 successful tickets had been bought in California, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, in addition to Texas — the place two Match 5 successful tickets had been bought, in accordance with the homepage of the Mega Tens of millions web site as of early Wednesday morning.

Moreover, two tickets — one bought in Florida and one other bought in North Carolina — matched all 5 balls and the Megaplier however did not match the yellow Mega Ball, in accordance with the Mega Tens of millions web site.

The following Mega Tens of millions drawing is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 11. The estimated jackpot is $20 million, the Mega Tens of millions web site indicated.