A resident of Maine, United States, this Friday, January 13, won €1.24 billion in the famous Mega Millions lottery.
Is Friday the 13th lucky or unlucky? For an American living in Maine, it was the first option to come true. The lucky winner won $1.35 billion or 1.244 billion euros in the American lottery by buying a ticket for just two dollars, reports Le Parisien. However, this is not a record. It had been three months and 25 consecutive draws without the jackpot falling.
A difficult dilemma
To win, the winner had to match five different numbers between 1 and 70 and a “megaball” between 1 and 25. The probability of hitting the jackpot was only one in 302.6 million. By playing the numbers 30, 43, 45, 46 and 61 of the Mega Ball 14, the Mainois finally saw his life change.
The identity of the person is not yet known. But the latter must either take an annual pension over 29 years to get the whole €1.244 billion, or get €668 million all at once.
In addition, fourteen other players found the first five numbers and walked away with a million dollars, CNN specifies. The next drawing will take place on Tuesday 17th January. “Only” $20 million is at stake.