$522 million - 7 june 2019
Laarni Bibal is the sole winner of the $ 522 million draw, past 7 june 2019. She bought her ticket at the Sorrento Deli Mart, and decided to play with a random set of numbers: 27-68-17-19-40/02. The next day she heard, that the lucky ticket was bought in that store: “My heart started beating very fast!»
Ms Bibal took the Mega Millions prize only a few months later. This time she used, to prepare for your new life. By choosing a one-time payment, she got in her arms $340 million (before taxes). Her immediate plans are to pay off debts and buy a new home.. When asked about, where did she keep the lucky ticket all this time?, Laarney answered: “I can't tell you this. The secret place is still a mystery!»
Distribution of the prize fund of the game
The founders of the MegaMillions lottery are reliable and experienced in the lottery industry. Prior to the creation of this game, the organizers held games for players from Virginia and Georgia.
When organizing MegaMillions, it was decided to distribute the prize fund as follows:
- 50 percent of funds go to winnings;
- 15 percent - remuneration of ticket sellers;
- 35 percent go to the state budget, where is the game.
The money allocated to local budgets from the sale of lottery tickets is most often used to conduct state charitable or social programs.
Prizes, whose owners did not have time to declare them, also go to the needs of the government. One of these prizes was the win, size 31 000 000 dollars. This story took place in 2007 year. Player, whose ticket was lucky, just didn't show up for my prize. The winnings were divided equally among the states at the end of the period, allocated by the organizers for the players to receive prizes.
