The winner of the record-breaking $1.602 billion Mega Millions jackpot, sold at a Florida Publix, has now officially come forward to claim their prize.
The Mega Millions jackpot is now at $1.55 billion after no winning ticket was announced during last Friday's draw. This is now also the third-largest prize in lottery history.
While a lucky player in Massachusetts won the $31 million jackpot in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, the Powerball jackpot climbed to a whopping $653 million following Monday night's drawing without a winner.
It's been nearly a week since the $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot found its match in a single ticket in Maine, but no one has come forward yet to claim the life-changing prize.
The Tuesday draw for Mega Millions did not result in any winner again, which means the jackpot shot up again as it will now be worth $1.35 billion. However, with such a large prize, this begs the question, how much will the winner have to pay the IRS?
The Mega Millions jackpot during last Friday's draw reached $940 million. However, since no one secured the top prize, the next jackpot grew to an estimated $1.1 billion.
The Mega Millions jackpot reached a massive $333 million after nobody won the top prize in the past 14 weeks. Here are the Mega Millions winning numbers for Friday night's drawing.
The Mega Millions jackpot is rising, and millions of lottery players in the country will try their luck again Friday night as they vie for an estimated $238 million grand prize.
The Friday, August 5 Mega Million jackpot has hit $30 million after there were no grand prize winners in the August 2, $25 million game. Make sure to check back at this page at 11 p.m. EST for the posting of the winning numbers in real time.
The Wednesday, August 3 Powerball jackpot has been reset at $40 million with a cash option of $28.1 million after a player from New Hampshire cashed in on the July 30, $478 million grand prize. Make sure to check back at this page for a posting of the winning numbers in real time at 11 p.m. ET.
