![]() ![]() There have been six previous jackpots won on Friday the 13th – and four of them were in Michigan, the release said. Since then, more than 33 million winning tickets have been sold, including 68 players who took home $1 million or more, the lottery added. The last jackpot was won at $502 million on October 14, when there were two winning tickets from California and Florida, the Mega Millions said. The Mega Millions’ massive jackpot topped the billion-dollar mark after nearly three months without a winning ticket drawn. “Our member lotteries raise funds for many good causes, ranging from education to conservation programs. ![]() “Now at $1.35 billion, the Mega Millions jackpot is moving up and making history as the second highest Mega Millions jackpot ever,” the lottery said. ![]() The estimated jackpot is surpassed only by the lottery’s record of $1.537 billion won in South Carolina in 2018, the lottery said. The jackpot soared from $1.1 billion after Tuesday night’s drawing when no winner snagged the big prize, the lottery said in a news release Wednesday. It likely will take hours before lottery officials announce whether there is a winner of the top prize. Officials said the estimated annuitized jackpot could be worth $1.35 billion – the second-largest in the lottery’s history – while the potential lump sum cash payout is $724.6 million. The winning numbers for the Mega Millions lottery drawing on Friday were 30-43-45-46-61 with a Mega Ball of 14. Friday the 13th might have ended up being someone’s lucky day. ![]()
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