{"id":1580244,"date":"2022-07-30T08:31:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T12:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1580244"},"modified":"2022-07-30T08:31:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T12:31:43","slug":"1-28-billion-winning-mega-millions-ticket-sold-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1-28-billion-winning-mega-millions-ticket-sold-in-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.28 Billion Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold in Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F1-28-billion-winning-mega-millions-ticket-sold-in-illinois%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1580244&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">Someone in Illinois won the $1.28 billion jackpot in Friday night&#8217;s Mega Million&#8217;s jackpot drawing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">Mega Millions officials confirm to ABC News at least one shows at least one ticket matching all five of the numbers plus the Mega Ball was sold in Illinois.   The <a class=\"Aniy efBMc zXzLB\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoislottery.com\/dbg\/results\/megamillions\/draw\/2629\">Illinois lottery website<\/a> also shows an Illinois winner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">&#8220;Any additional information is pending as Mega Millions completes the balancing process among participating lotteries. Once complete we will issue a release on the Mega Millions website,&#8221; officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">The winning numbers are: <b class=\"Dyur KYSJr\">13 &#8211; 36 &#8211; 45 &#8211; 57 &#8211; 67 MegaBall: 14<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">Friday&#8217;s jackpot was the lottery&#8217;s second-largest prize in its 20-year history, and it came with a cash value option of $742.2 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">The State of Illinois is a winner too. A portion of the millions of dollars in lottery sales go towards public education and special causes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">The next drawing is Tuesday at 11:00 p.m. ET, according to the lottery&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\"><b class=\"Dyur KYSJr\">MORE: <a class=\"Aniy efBMc zXzLB\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/odds-of-winning-mega-millions-jackpot-lottery-drawing\/12076696\/\" rel=\"noopener\">What are the odds of winning the Mega Millions lottery jackpot?<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\"><b class=\"Dyur KYSJr\">LIST: <a class=\"Aniy efBMc zXzLB\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/biggest-lottery-jackpots-mega-millions-largest-jackpot-powerball\/12076570\/\" rel=\"noopener\">10 biggest Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots won in US lottery history<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">Mega Millions are sold in 45 states, Washington DC and the US Virgin Island.  It&#8217;s played every Tuesday and Friday night, In the 20-year history of the game, 221 players have scooped the Mega Millions jackpot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">Top five Mega Millions jackpots won<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">1. $1.5 billion &#8211; South Carolina, October 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">2. $1 billion &#8211; Michigan, January 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">3. $656 million &#8211; Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, March 2012<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">4. $648 million &#8211; California, Georgia, December 2013<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\">5. $543 million &#8211; California, July 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB Dyur\"><b class=\"Dyur KYSJr\">WATCH | Do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts of winning the Mega Millions lottery jackpot<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2022 WLS-TV. 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