{"id":2262677,"date":"2024-06-07T21:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T01:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/months-long-drought-ends-as-player-wins-big-at-mega-millions-jackpot\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T21:07:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T01:07:59","slug":"months-long-drought-ends-as-player-wins-big-at-mega-millions-jackpot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/months-long-drought-ends-as-player-wins-big-at-mega-millions-jackpot\/","title":{"rendered":"Player Breaks Months-Long Drought with Mega Millions Jackpot Win"},"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%2Fmonths-long-drought-ends-as-player-wins-big-at-mega-millions-jackpot%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=2262677&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--><p>Gn=authorpitch&#8221;><i><span>count on your\u200b support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>now so we don\u2019t \u2062have to face that post-election reality?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <span><\/p>\n<p>The Mega\u200c Millions lottery drought ended with an online\u2063 ticket purchase in Illinois winning over half a billion dollars. This marks the biggest online\u200d winner in the\u2064 lottery&#8217;s history. The drawing also ended a drought for the lottery, \u2062as \u200dit had not produced a winner \u200dsince March. The largest prize\u2064 ever taken \u200dhome in Illinois is $1.34 billion, split between two \u200bpeople.\u200d Multiple tickets worth over $1 billion have been\u200b sold in Mega\u2064 Millions history. The largest prize ever drawn went to\u200b a resident of \u200dFlorida, who purchased a winning\u2062 ticket worth $1.602 billion.\u2062 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-accidentally-buys-pair-of-identical-lottery-tickets-wins-two-jackpots-i-couldnt-believe-it\/\" title=\"Man Accidentally Buys Pair of Identical Lottery Tickets, Wins Two Jackpots: 'I Couldn't Believe It'\">lump-sum prize<\/a> for this week&#8217;s drawing is currently estimated at $794 \u2062million. In other news, The Western Journal is fighting to expose\u2062 corrupt media and\u200c elites, but without help, they may not \u200dbe able to continue the fight. \u2064As the 2024\u200d election approaches, they urge \u2064their readers to unite and support their cause.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 7, 2024 at 4:18pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A three-month drought in the Mega Millions lottery ended this week when someone in Illinois purchased a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-man-wins-8-9m-after-checking-forgotten-lottery-ticket-from-christmas-eve\/\" title=\"Oregon Man Wins .9M After Checking Forgotten Lottery Ticket from Christmas Eve\">winning ticket<\/a> online and will now collect more than half a billion dollars.<\/p>\n<p>The individual, who has not been named, bought the ticket on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mega-millions-player-scores-5th-largest-jackpot-lotterys-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the lottery\u2019s<\/a> website \u2014 making them the biggest winner to date to purchase a ticket away from a physical location.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JUSTIN?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JUSTIN<\/a> Winning $552M Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Illinois <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G51QrsuPCZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/G51QrsuPCZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WGN TV News (@WGNNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WGNNews\/status\/1798382608210116643?\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The drawing also ended a drought for the lottery, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-least-1-ticket-wins-1-28b-mega-millions-jackpot-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mega Millions<\/a> had not produced a winner since March.<\/p>\n<p>The winning ticket for that drawing was sold in New Jersey when the jackpot was a $1.13 billion prize with a cash value of $537.5 million, Mega Millions said of the win on its website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/editor-daily-rundown-panicked-white-house-looking-to-redefine-recession-ahead-of-upcoming-data\/\" title=\"Editor Daily Rundown: Panicked White House Looking To Redefine \u2018Recession\u2019 Ahead Of Upcoming Data\">largest jackpot<\/a> ever won in New Jersey and the fifth largest Mega Millions jackpot,\u201d the lottery said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.megamillions.com\/News\/2024\/Life-Changing-%241-13-Billion-Mega-Millions-Jackpot.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s winning numbers were 19, 37, 40, 63, 69 and Mega Ball 17.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/winning-mega-millions-ticket-552-million-ilottery-illinois\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS New<\/a>s noted, the person who won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/enormous-powerball-jackpot-currently-seventh-largest-in-games-history\/\" title=\"Enormous Powerball Jackpot Currently Seventh Largest in Game\u2019s History\">jackpot set<\/a> a record for the largest win for a ticket purchased <em>online<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you like Mega Millions?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, the largest Mega Millions prize ever taken home in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illinois-dem-mayor-shutting-businesses-wont-donate-gets-blasted-dressing-like-drug-kingpin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illinois<\/a> was $1.34 billion in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The winning ticket was purchased by two people who agreed to split the prize if they won.<\/p>\n<p>After the duo opted to take the lump sum payout, they split a prize of $780.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>In total, more than six tickets worth more than $1 billion have been sold in Mega Millions history.<\/p>\n<p>The largest prize ever drawn went to a resident of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-arrested-targeting-florida-church-rampage-everything-sight-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a>, who purchased a winning ticket in the state last year worth $1.602 billion.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\udf89 Historic Moment! \ud83c\udf1fSaltines Holdings, LLC, a Floridian, emerges victorious as the sole winner claiming the stunning $1.6 billion MEGA MILLIONS jackpot! \ud83c\udf34\ud83e\udd11The life-changing Quick Pick ticket was snagged at a Publix in Neptune Beach. \ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0fCheers to dreams coming true! \ud83d\ude80\ud83d\udcb0<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Florida Lottery (@floridalottery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/floridalottery\/status\/1740030184361726286?\">December 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The lump-sum prize in the drawing was estimated at $794,248,882, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/news\/mega-millions-florida-winner-saltines-holdings-llc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WOFL-TV<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Friday night\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.megamillions.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drawing<\/a> is currently worth $20 million, with a cash option of $9.3 million if a winning ticket is sold.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed trStephen A. Smith Lights Up Analyst Over WNBA Delusion, Caitlin Clark Jealousy &#8211; &#8216;Who Talks About the WNBA?!&#8217;uth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44767\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44767\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44767\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44767\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44767\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Johnathan Jones has worked as a reporter, an editor, and producer in radio, television and digital media.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Johnathan &#8220;Kipp&#8221; Jones has worked as an editor and producer in radio and television. 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