$ 1.34 billion!The third largest lottery award in American history is opened

Jimu Journalist Hu Xiuwen

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According to a report by Broadcasting Corporation on July 30, a lucky lottery ticket purchased by a lottery in the United States won a $ 1.34 billion bonus. This is the second largest "super million" bonus, the third largest lottery bonus in the United States.

"Super Million" lottery (picture source: BBC)

On Friday night local time, "Mega Millions" announced the winning number. The probability of winning the first prize in the lottery is quite small, one in 300 million.

The website showed a winner. The company official later confirmed that the lottery ticket was sold in Illinois. I don't know who the lucky person is.

The cash value of the first prize was $ 780.5 billion. The winner can choose to take the cash directly or take away all 1.34 billion US dollars in 29 years. Sky News Network reported that almost all the first prize winners chose cash options.

This is the second largest "super million" bonus. The largest "super million" prize so far is $ 1.537 billion in 2018. This is also the third largest lottery bonus in the United States, second only to the 1.5 billion prize in 2018 and 2016. In 2016, the strong ball award is still the largest first prize in American history with a prize of $ 1.586 billion.

According to reports, the "Super Million" lottery is sold in 45 states, Washington, DC and the Virgin Islands in the United States.

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