ONE WINNER FOR $1B PRIZE IN MEGA MILLIONS U.S. LOTTERY

One winning ticket was sold in Michigan for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, making it the third-largest lottery prize in US history.

The winning numbers drawn Friday (late on January 23, 2021 in Manila) were: 4, 26, 42, 50, 60 and a Mega Ball of 24. The Mega Millions top prize had been growing since Sept. 15, when a winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin. The lottery’s next estimated jackpot is $20 million.

Friday night’s drawing comes two days after a ticket sold in Maryland matched all six numbers drawn and won a $731.1 million Powerball jackpot. Only two lottery prizes in the US have been larger than Friday’s jackpot.

Three tickets for a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot were sold in January 2016, and one winning ticket sold for a $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot in October 2018.

The jackpot figures refer to amounts if a winner opts for an annuity, paid in 30 annual installments. Most winners choose a cash prize, which for the Mega Millions jackpot is $739.6 million.

The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are incredibly steep at one in 302.5 million. The game is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the US Virgin Islands.

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