The winning numbers for Tuesday’s estimated $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot — that’s huge. History of the game – has been drawn. They are 13, 19, 20, 32, 33, and a mega ball 14.
There was no immediate word on whether the winning tickets had been sold.
A winning ticket for Tuesday’s jackpot can take a total of $783.3 million pre-tax or go with the annuity option. The annuity consists of a lump sum and then 29 annual payments that increase in value, eventually equaling the full jackpot minus taxes.
In addition to being Mega Millions is the biggest jackpot in historyIt is the third largest in US history.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302.58 million.
The jackpot has been growing since it was last won in New York in mid-April. Since then, 31 draws have been held without anyone matching all six numbers.
The Mega Millions jackpot is the second billion-dollar windfall this summer. Last month, a Powerball player bought the winning ticket for that game in Los Angeles $1.08 billion jackpot.
In February, a winning ticket sold at a gas station near Los Angeles claimed a $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot. The largest in lottery history.
$2 Mega Millions tickets are sold in all states except Alabama, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and Nevada. They are also sold in Washington, DC and the US Virgin Islands. Drawings will be held every Tuesday and Friday at 11pm EDT.
