A $560 million winning Mega Millions ticket has been sold in Illinois, lottery officials announced Wednesday.
The jackpot had been rolling over since the last top price of $1.128 billion was won in New Jersey on March 26
The ticket matched all six numbers drawn Tuesday night -- 19, 37, 40, 63 and 69, plus the gold Mega Ball 17, according to the Mega Millions.The jackpot had been rolling over since the last top price of $1.128 billion was won in New Jersey on March 26.If the winner chooses to take home the cash option, they will receive an estimated $264 million.
Beyond the jackpot prize, 944,852 others also won prizes during Tuesday's drawing. Two tickets matched all five white balls, but not the gold Mega Ball. Those were sold in California and Maryland.According to the lottery, the odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are one in 24, but the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyIt's not the first time a jackpot-winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in Illinois. Previously, another Mega Millions prize of $1.337 billion was won in Illinois in 2022.
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