Single Mega Millions Ticket Wins $1.28 Billion Jackpot: Was It Yours?

The Friday night Mega Millions lottery resulted in a big jackpot winner who took home $1.28 billion on a single ticket sold in Illinois. Along with the grand prize winner, 26 players also become instant millionaires.

The winning numbers pulled on Friday, July 29, were 13, 36, 45, 57, and 67, with the 2X Megaplier being 14.

Watch the winning Mega Million lottery numbers being drawn below.

The Friday Mega Millions jackpot was initially worth $1.28 billion with a cash option of $747.2 million. However, due to an increase in sales, the amount jumped to $1.337 billion with a $780.5 million cash value.

“Congratulations to the Illinois Lottery for selling the winning ticket for the $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot,” Pat McDonald, who is currently serving as the 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! Better still, this exciting jackpot run has had a significant positive impact on the revenues for good causes raised by our member lotteries.”

The jackpot winner matched all six numbers drawn plus the gold Mega Ball. The grand prize marked the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.

A total of 26 players matched five numbers, winning $1 million each. Six of those players, one from Arkansas, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and three from Florida, hit the Match 5 with the Megapplier, winning $2 million apiece.

There were 375 players who each won $10,000 by matching four numbers plus the gold Mega Ball. Meanwhile, 68 of those players hit the Match 4 plus the gold Mega Ball with the Megaplier, winning $20,000.

The rest of the prizes from the night ranged between $2 to $1,000. A total of 14,391,740 winning tickets were sold at all prize levels in the Friday night drawing.

Following the big win, the Mega Millions jackpot will reset to $20 million with a cash option of $11.6 million. The next drawing will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 11 p.m ET.

Lottery winners can choose to receive their winnings through a one-time lump sum payment or an annuity.

Those who select for the annuity receive one immediate payment that is followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% every year.

Mega Millions can be played in 45 states as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia.