Mega Millions ticket worth $1.13 billion sold in New Jersey; $1 million winner sold in Ohio
A ticket sold in Ohio matched five numbers without the Mega Ball and is worth $1 million. A single ticket sold in New Jersey matched the winning numbers in the Mega Millions drawing, worth over $1 billion. The jackpot, which was the fifth-largest in the lottery's history, was also worth $537.5 million before taxes or 30 payments over 29 years. The winner has the option of taking a lump-sum payment of $537,5 million or $865 million. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350. Thirteen other tickets matched the five white balls and are worth $1 million, including a ticket in Ohio. The Mega Millions jackpot now reverts to $20 million for the next drawing on Saturday, March 30.
Published : a month ago by Cliff Pinckard | [email protected], cpinckar, Cliff Pinckard in Tech
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A lone ticket sold in New Jersey matched the winning numbers from Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing and is worth more than $1 billion.
Meanwhile, a ticket sold in Ohio matched five numbers without the Mega Ball and is worth $1 million. Information on where the ticket was sold has not been released yet.
The Tuesday, March 26, 2024, numbers are 7-11-22-29-38 Mega Ball 4 Megaplier 2x. The jackpot was the fifth-largest in the lottery’s history.
The winner has the option of taking a lump-sum payment of $537.5 million before taxes or 30 payments over 29 years. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
Thirteen tickets, including the one in Ohio, matched the five white balls and are worth $1 million. A ticket sold in New York also matched the Megaplier number and is worth $2 million.
The Mega Millions jackpot now reverts to $20 million for the drawing on Saturday, March 30.
The Wednesday, March 27 Powerball jackpot is an estimated $865 million.
Topics: Lottery