A jackpot of more than 1.3 billion dollars won in the American lottery

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This is one of the biggest wins in the history of the American lottery: a winning ticket won the jackpot on Friday July 29.

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tweeted the east-central state's lottery.

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 “, added in a press release Pat McDonald, a manager of Mega Millions.

The winning numbers were: 13-36-45-57-67, and the "Mega Ball": 14.

Spread the gain over 30 years or receive 780 million?

The jackpot was initially estimated at $1.28 billion, but " 

" based on actual sales, Mega Millions explained.

Friday's 1.337 billion represents what the lucky winner would get if they agreed to spread the payment over 30 years.

If he wanted to receive his prize all at once, he would receive 780 million – part of which would then be deducted by taxes – according to an estimate by Mega Millions.

The jackpot for this lottery has grown steadily for more than three months, as have the dreams of its players' fortunes, with no one having guessed the six correct numbers in the previous thirty draws.

The chances of winning this staggering sum were only one in nearly 303 million.

The biggest win ever 

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It was won in January 2016 in the other major American lottery, Powerball, but the spoils were divided between three winners.

In addition to this jackpot, 26 tickets each time brought in more than 1 million dollars to those who played them,

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The business that sold the winning ticket can also rub its hands: according to the Illinois lottery cited by the

, it will receive half a million dollars in reward.

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AFP)

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