$60 million Mega Millions jackpot won in Ohio
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LOS ANGELES – A ticket with all six numbers in tonight’s multi-state Mega Millions lottery draw was sold in Ohio and the player has the option of receiving an estimated $60 million in 30 graduated annual installments or a lump sum cash payment of $27.1 million, according to lottery officials.
Both figures are subject to federal taxes.
The numbers drawn Tuesday were 6, 19, 36, 40, 55 and the Mega number was 9.
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There were no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Mega Millions Consortium, which conducts the game, announced.
The drawing was the second since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number is 1 in 290,472,336, according to the Mega Millions Consortium. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 23.
The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday’s drawing will be $50 million.
The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and US Virgin Islands. (CNS)
