On the fateful date of Friday the 13th, a single ticket sold in Maine defied all odds and won an incredible $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot! The lucky purchaser’s life is about to change forever.

The winning Mega numbers were 30-43-45-46-61 with a Mega Ball of 14.

The estimated annuitized jackpot soared to an astounding $1.35 billion and the lump sum cash payout was a remarkable $724.6 million.

At the time of writing no one has yet to come forward to collect the prize.

After drawing for $1.537 billion and setting its own record in 2018, this big game once again climbs over the $1 billion mark and leaves players scrambling to purchase their Mega Millions tickets before the cut off times.

As if history was repeating itself, this record Mega Millions jackpot $1,050 billion prize was set to draw and a single winning ticket scooped up the jackpot all for themselves. The billion-dollar ticket was held by a winner in Michigan while the second-tier prize of $1 million went to a winner in Maryland.

The COVID-19 pandemic affected industries around the world and the lottery industry was not immune. On 7 April 2020, the officials of this big game announced that the starting Mega Millions jackpot will be temporarily adjusted from $40 million to $20 million.

In June 2020, an anonymous elderly couple claimed to have a $414 million winning ticket and as it turns out, they were 100% correct!

After taxes, the 70-year old husband and 63-year old wife took home $227.8 million and in a statement, the ecstatic couple said they planned on using the winnings to pay off their mortgage, invest some for the grandkids and enjoy the rest while they still can.

October 23, 2018 was an ordinary day until the Mega Millions jackpot shook the world and left players around the globe utterly stunned.

For the second time in lottery history, a jackpot climbed over the billion-dollar mark and offered players the chance to not only change their lives but to become an overnight billionaire.

The jackpot sat at a jaw-dropping $1.537 billion and everyone waited with bated breath to see who would cash it all in.

Not only was the jackpot won that night but, it was also won by a single winning ticket sold in South Carolina. The anonymous winner still holds the record for winning the largest Mega Millions jackpot in lottery history AND for winning the largest jackpot amount with a single winning ticket.

In October 2017, Mega Millions more than doubled its starting jackpot and changed it from $15 million to a whopping $40 million.

When Mega Millions drew for $536 million on July 8 2016, players around the world could not believe that half a billion dollars were up for grabs. Players who had never entered this big game tried their luck in the hopes of cashing in and becoming jackpot winners.

Weeks later, this record-breaking prize was still unclaimed and lottery officials finally announced that a single ticket had won the grand prize and that the winning ticket purchased was done so by a lucky player in Indiana.

To everyone’s surprise, an Indiana couple claimed this life-changing prize and announced that they had completely forgotten about their lottery ticket. After hearing that the big winner was from their state, they double-checked their entry and realised the prize was actually theirs.

On December 17, 2013 Mega Millions held its fourth-largest jackpot draw boasting a $648 million cash prize. There were two winning tickets for this grand prize and the one jackpot winner claimed their half the very next day. Even though the prize was halved this Mega Millions draw broke two records; it was the fourth-largest jackpot amount AND it was the second-largest jackpot won.

In 2002 this popular lottery was rebranded to what we know it today.

The Mega Millions lottery is launched in August 1996 and originally named “The Big Game”. The first draw takes place on Friday the 6th of September that same year. Only 6 states could participate namely, now, thanks to the internet and Lotto247, tickets are available to the whole world.