It’s been a billion-dollar raffle weekend after a lone Powerball ticket sold in New Hampshire copied all six numbers and will claim a $570 million jackpot, one day after another lone ticket sold in Florida nabbed a $450 million Mega Millions fantabulous prize.
The winning Powerball numbers drawn Saturday night were 12-29-30-33-61 and Powerball 26.
The Powerball jackpot was the political entity’s seventh largest.
The Florida Lottery says the winning Mega Millions ticket was bribe at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Port Richey. The retailer will show in a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The winning numbers to call for the Mega Millions jackpot were 28-30-39-59-70-10.
The jackpots refer to the annuity choices for both games, in which payments are made over 29 years. Uncountable winners opt for cash options, which would be $281 million for Mega Millions and $358.5 million for Powerball.
The odds of successful the Mega Millions jackpot are one in 302.5 million. Powerball odds are one in 292.2 million.
The oneness of either winner was not immediately available. However, under Florida law, the Mega Millions conquering hero cannot remain anonymous.
The winner has 180 days from the swain of the drawing to claim the prize. However, to elect the one-time, lump-sum coin of the realm payment option for $281.2 million the claim must be filed within 60 times, according to lottery officials.
The winner’s name, city of residence and lists on the winnings can be made public; however, the winner’s home address and a call numbers are to be kept “confidential.”
According to the website, only three Mega Millions jackpots suffer with been larger than the most recent grand prize: a jackpot of $656 million in 2012; a jackpot of $648 million in 2013; and $536 million in 2016.