A resident of Michigan, whose identity is not yet known, purchased the winning ticket • This is the third highest prize in the history of the US lottery • The chance of winning: one in 302.5 million
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A Michigan resident won $ 1.05 billion after buying the ticket to the Mega Millions lottery held yesterday (Friday).
The identity of the winner is not yet known.
The lucky winner purchased the ticket at a branch of the Kruger retail chain in Novi, Michigan, which has about 60,000 residents.
He was able to guess all six of the numbers - 4, 26, 42, 50 and 60, as well as the number on the mega ball, which was 24. "Someone in Michigan woke up to news from years of life, and we welcome the new multi-millionaire," a spokeswoman for "Kruger".
The last time a gambler managed to win a Mega Millions prize was on September 15, so a lone Wisconsin winner guessed all the correct numbers.
The company's next raffle will give the winner "only" $ 20 million.
The astronomical amount the gambler won comes just two days after in a Powerball lottery, a ticket purchased in Maryland gave its buyer $ 731.1 million.
The winner now faces a difficult dilemma: whether to receive the full prize in an annual payment over 30 years, or to receive it all at once, after taxes, - so that the amount will be $ 776.6 million.
This is the third highest lottery prize in American history, with the highest win in history, at $ 1.586 billion, being in January 2016. The winner of the second highest amount, $ 1.537 billion, was in October 2018.
The chance of winning the lottery is one in 302.5 million.
The Mega Millions lottery is held in 45 states across the United States, as well as in Washington DC.
And in the US Virgin Islands.