On Friday night June 07, the winning numbers were drawn for the record $530 million Mega Millions jackpot. A very lucky player in San Diego, a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, is reported to have bought a ticket which exactly matches all six winning numbers drawn.
The winning numbers drawn were seventeen, nineteen, twenty-seven, forty and sixty-eight. The gold Mega Ball was two. And the Megaplier in play was three times.
This jackpot had been growing since it was last won in Missouri on March 12. According to Mega Millions, this ranked is the seventh-largest jackpot in Mega Millions drawings history.
The ticket holder has up to a year from June 07, 2019, to claim the $530 million Mega Millions jackpot prize. Even though, it is not known who the winner is. We will soon find out. Because California law requires the names of all lottery winners to be published.
However, should the winner choose the 30-year annuity payment option, they ought to walk away with the advertised $530 million. That is before taxes. But, the theoretical opportunity cost will be $345.2 million in cash. Yet, after 24% federal tax withholding, will be about $262.4 million with possible additional federal taxes pending came tax time.
About Mega Millions
Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery game offered in 44 states including Michigan Lottery, Washington D.C., and the US Virgin Islands. Mega Millions is one of the two big multi-state lottery games played in the United States. Drawings take place in Atlanta, Georgia, every Tuesday and Friday, at 11 p.m. ET.
Five balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 70. One ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 25.
You win if the numbers you predicted on one row of your ticket match the winning numbers drawn on that run. There are nine ways to win a prize, from $2 to the jackpot prize. However, if no player wins the jackpot, the prize rolls over to the next drawing. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.
