1 in 176 million .
The winner of the Mega Millions jackpot receives approximately 60 of the total jackpot amount.
The Mega Millions jackpot is paid out to winners in either a lump sum or as an annuity over 30 years.
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Oh, dude, you're looking for past Mega Millions winning numbers? Like, I could tell you, but wouldn't it be more fun to just buy a ticket and hope for the best? I mean, statistically speaking, your chances are pretty slim, but hey, you never know, right? Good luck, my friend!
You buy a ticket, then get lucky.
The mega millions lottery drawing was most recently held on July 5Th, 2013. The winning numbers were 2, 23, 41, 47, 54, and a the mega ball number was 42. The jackpot was an estimated 12 million dollars.
The cash option available for the Mega Millions lottery is a lump sum payment of the estimated jackpot amount, which is typically less than the advertised annuity jackpot.
The jackpot will be nearly $18 million dollars. This is enough money to literally do anything and go anywhere for the rest of the winner's life, even after the government takes taxes out.
The Mega Millions jackpot can be paid out in two ways: as a lump sum or as an annuity. The lump sum option gives the winner the entire jackpot amount at once, but it is less than the total jackpot. The annuity option pays the winner the full jackpot amount in annual installments over a period of 30 years.
When trying to obtain the winning numbers for the Mega Million jackpot, you can look directly on the Mega Millions site. You may also find it on your local news site as well, once the numbers are drawn.
We do not know this yet. Normally, once the winning numbers have been drawn and announced, it may take a few days for the winner to come forward. It was announced that one winning ticket was sold somewhere in Baltimore County, Maryland, and another in Northeast Kansas, and a third in Southern Illinois (not far from St. Louis); but that is the only information that has been released to the public so far.
You can find the list of retailers in Georgia who had sold Mega Millions jackpot ticket at :http://www.portalseven.com/lottery/megamillions_jackpot_retailers.jsp?state=Georgia