Mega Millions $1.3 Billion Jackpot Won In Illinois

The winning numbers were 13-36-45-57-67 and the Mega Ball was 14. The final value of the jackpot was higher than the estimate based on actual sales, Mega Millions said in a press release Saturday.  

“Congratulations to the Illinois Lottery for selling the winning ticket for the $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot,” Pat McDonald, Ohio’s lottery director and 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!” 

A total of 14,391,740 winning tickets were sold including the jackpot-winning ticket. 

The jackpot ballooned to the billion dollar amount because it had been rolling without a winner since April 15.