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NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A single ticket bought in Florida is sweet for a $1.58 billion Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for almost 4 months.
A Publix grocery retailer in Neptune Seashore bought the profitable ticket, in accordance with the Florida Lottery. The profitable numbers drawn Tuesday evening had been: 13, 19, 20, 32, 33 and the yellow ball 14.
A message was left looking 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 because the 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.
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Mega Thousands and 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 choice, 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 Thousands and thousands is performed in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Neptune Seashore has simply over 7,000 residents and is 16 miles (26 kilometers) east of Jacksonville on Florida’s Atlantic Coast.
