Someone in Illinois has won the Mega Millions jackpot prize of $1.337 billion, the third-largest lottery prize in the country.
The winning numbers were 13-36-45-57-67, and the Mega Ball was 14. The final value of the jackpot was higher than the estimate based on actual sales, Mega Millions said in a press release Saturday.
“Congratulations to the Illinois Lottery for selling the winning ticket for the $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot,” Pat McDonald, Ohio's lottery director and lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a statement. “We are thrilled to have witnessed one of the biggest jackpot wins in Mega Millions history. We’re eager to find out who won and look forward to congratulating the winner soon!"
A total of 14,391,740 winning tickets were sold including the jackpot-winning ticket.
The jackpot ballooned to the billion-dollar amount because it had been rolling without a winner since April 15.
As for the rest of us who did not win a billion dollars last night, cheer up. There are always jokes to be made on Twitter and here are some of our favorite ones:
Everyone checking their #MegaMillions right now
Me after checking my ticket 7 times #MegaMillions
We won $2.00 in the Mega Millions lottery. Please respect our privacy as our family decides how to move forward in this pivotal moment. #MegaMillions
Anyone else have the same numbers? #megamillions
My #MegaMillions lottery ticket said
I just checked my #MegaMillions and I will NOT be going to work tommarow. But I will be there first thing Monday morning.
me after not hitting a 1 in 302 Million odds jackpot that i “had a good feeling about” #MegaMillions
i lost after spending the last two hours romanticizing my life with 1.2 billion dollars. can’t believe it #MegaMillions
They picked the wrong numbers. #MegaMillions https://t.co/GQOpSgw70y