On Friday morning, hundreds of Nevadans descended upon The Lotto Store, which is located just across the California state line off Interstate 15.
Before five in the morning, individuals waited in long queues to purchase their Mega Millions jackpot ticket.
Four hours earlier than usual, at 6 a.m., personnel of the store opened the doors.
The value of the grand prize is now pegged at $1.1 billion, or $648.2 million in cash.
Hundreds of Nevada residents descended upon The Lotto Store at Primm, which is located just across the California state line off Interstate 15, as the Mega Millions jackpot reached its second-highest amount in twenty years.
If it is, it will surpass the record $1.537 billion reward won on October 23, 2018, which was the highest prize ever awarded in the 20-year history of Mega Millions. The biggest lottery reward ever won on a single ticket was paid out on the winning ticket, which was sold in South Carolina.
Hundreds of Nevada residents descended upon The Lotto Store at Primm, which is located just across the California state line off Interstate 15, as the Mega Millions jackpot reached its second-highest amount in twenty years.
The jackpot for Friday’s drawing was $1.1 billion by midday, and by late afternoon it had increased to $1.28 billion. The jackpot has only surpassed $1 billion three times, and the cash payout option is currently at $747,2 million. This week’s payout reached the ten-figure mark since there haven’t been any jackpot winners in the previous 29 drawings, according to Mega Millions.
There is a 1-in-302 million chance of winning the jackpot.
