Mega Millions player has 162 million reasons to be happy
23rd December 2009 12:04 PM
One single Mega Millions player has 162 million reasons to be happy today as a single ticket scoops the world’s biggest lottery jackpot. At $162 million the Mega Millions Lottery jackpot was the biggest available in the world right now but now any more as one ticket holder scoops the entire lot. We have no news about the winner yet, just that they are from Suffolk County, New York but no doubt new details will emerge over the next few days and we will bring them to you.
The Mega Millions Lottery draw took place yesterday evening and the winning numbers in the draw were 3 – 33 – 35 – 39 – 45 and the Mega Ball was 13, unlucky for some but not unlucky for the single player who scooped the entire $162 million jackpot.
While it’s an unbelievably large jackpot it’s nowhere near the biggest ever won on the lottery, this popular multi-state draw has seen lottery jackpots topping $300 million.
While it’s a large amount of money, let’s not forget that US lottery jackpots do not work in the same way as UK ones, in the UK tax is paid on the purchase of lottery tickets, in the US it is paid on the winnings which means that Uncle Sam will be getting a very big chunk of the $162 million jackpot before the winner sees a penny of it.
If you’d like the chance to win a bumper lottery jackpot like this one then tonight’s Powerball Lottery draw is worth over $100 million!
Written by Lucy Lotto
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