Becoming a billionaire with a lottery ticket is possible.
The first winning ticket for the 2024 Mega Millions jackpot worth $1.13 billion (or €1.044 billion) was won Tuesday evening in New Jersey.
To become a billionaire, all you had to do was check 7, 11, 22, 29, 38 and choose “Mega Ball” number 4.
The undisclosed winner can opt for a one-time payment of $537.5 million or to receive the full amount in annual payments spread over 30 years.
This is the fifth largest win in the history of Mega Millions, and the eighth largest in the history of American lotteries, according to NBC.
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This is the first time this year that the Mega Millions jackpot exceeded $1 billion.
Since December 8, when two players shared $394 million (around 364 million euros), 30 draws had been carried out without anyone finding the five correct numbers and the “Mega Ball”.
If they did not win the jackpot, thirteen other Mega Millions players can console themselves after winning a million dollars on Tuesday evening, or more than 920,000 euros.
Tickets for the draw of this lottery which was formerly called “The Big Game” are sold in 45 American states at the price of two dollars.
The biggest win was won last August with $1.602 billion won per player in Florida.