A Mega Hundreds of thousands participant in Florida wins $1.58 billion jackpot, the third largest prize in US historical past

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The profitable numbers drawn Tuesday evening have been: 13, 19, 20, 32, 33 and the yellow ball 14.

Lottery kinds are proven, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, on the Presidente Grocery store within the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. AP Picture/Wilfredo Lee

By The Related Press, Related Press

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A single ticket bought in Florida is nice for a $1.58 billion Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for almost 4 months.

A Publix grocery retailer in Neptune Seaside bought the profitable ticket, in accordance with the Florida Lottery. The profitable numbers drawn Tuesday evening have been: 13, 19, 20, 32, 33 and the yellow ball 14.

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A message was left searching for remark Wednesday from Publix. Messages left for the Florida Lottery weren’t instantly returned.

Earlier than the massive win, there had been 31 straight drawings for the reason that final time somebody received the sport’s jackpot on April 18. That enabled the prize to steadily develop to be the third-largest ever in U.S. historical past.

Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot winners are so uncommon because of odds of 1 in 302.6 million.

The $1.58 billion payout would go to the winner in the event that they go for an annuity, doled out over 30 years. However folks normally want a lump sum possibility, which for Tuesday’s jackpot was an estimated $783.3 million.

The prize cash is topic to federal taxes. Many states additionally tax lottery winnings.

Mega Hundreds of thousands is performed in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Neptune Seaside has simply over 7,000 residents and is 16 miles (26 kilometers) east of Jacksonville on Florida’s Atlantic Coast.