World Record $1.6 Billion Mega Millions Winning Ticket Sold in South Carolina - Play Michigan Lottery
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Multi-State Lottery Association officials are saying someone somewhere in South Carolina is $1,537 billion richer after correctly matching last night’s mega millions winning numbers. The winning numbers are (5-28-62-65-70 Mega Ball: 5)

The report said a ticket purchased in South Carolina matches all six numbers in Tuesday night’s mega millions drawing. The massive $1.6 billion jackpot is the world’s largest-ever lottery grand prize

A single lucky ticket holder in South Carolina can claim this tremendous lottery jackpot – an estimated $1.6 billion ($913.7 million cash).

The History

This jackpot smashed the former Mega Millions record of $656 million set in March 2012. However, with final sales still being compiled, we can only say its close to the $1.586 Powerball prize of January 2016.

“The moment we’ve all been waiting for finally arrived, and we couldn’t be more excited,” said Gordon Medenica, Lead Director of the Mega Millions Group and Director of Maryland Lottery and Gaming. “This is truly a historic occasion. We’re so happy for the winner, and we know the South Carolina Education Lottery can’t wait to meet the lucky ticket holder.”

The jackpot had been rolling since July 24, when a California office pool of 11 co-workers shared a $543 million prize. Three other jackpot hits so far this year – $451 million on January 5 (Florida), $533 million on March 30 (New Jersey), and $142 million on May 4 (Ohio).

Other Winners

In addition to the jackpot winner, the sales frenzy produced a whopping 36-second prize ticket. All 36 tickets accurately predicted the five winning white ball numbers drawn.

Eight were in California, four in Florida and New York. Two each in Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Virginia. One in Arizona, the District of Columbia, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

The Texas winner and one of the Florida winners included the optional Megaplier. So, those two tickets are worth $3 million each.

For matching four white balls plus the Mega Ball, 419 tickets won the game’s $10,000 third prize Tuesday night. Fifty-one of those are actually worth $30,000 each because they included the optional Megaplier.

In Total

There were exatly 15,750,013 winning tickets in last night’s drawing. This in addition to the jackpot winner. In the 26-draw jackpot run, beginning July 27, there were more than 50.2 million winning tickets. This accounts for all prize levele winners, including 85 worth $1 million or more and this jackpot winner.

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