Lucky single winners take back-to-back US jackpots
It’s been a billion-dollar lottery weekend after a lone Powerball ticket sold in New Hampshire matched all six numbers and will claim a US$570mil (RM2.2bil) jackpot, one day after another single ticket sold in Florida nabbed a US$450mil (RM1.8bil) Mega Millions grand prize.
The winning Powerball numbers drawn on Saturday night were 12-29-30-33-61 and Powerball 26.
The Powerball jackpot was the nation’s seventh largest.
The Florida Lottery says the win- ning Mega Millions ticket was bought at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Port Richey.
The retailer will receive a US$100,000 (RM400,000) bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The winning numbers to claim the Mega Millions jackpot were 28-30-39-59-70-10.
The jackpots refer to the annuity options for both games, in which payments are made over 29 years.
Most winners opt for cash options, which would be US$281mil (RM1.12bil) for Mega Millions and US$ 358.5mil ( RM1.43bil) for Powerball.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are one in 302.5 million. Powerball odds are one in 292.2 million.
The identity of either winner was not immediately available.
However, under Florida law, the Mega Millions winner cannot remain anonymous.
The winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim the prize. — AP