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Mega Millions: Winning numbers drawn in Friday's $1.35 billion prize
The winning ticket is believed to be sold in Maine.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The numbers for an estimated $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot were drawn and now all hopeful players can do is wait until word of a possible winner.
The numbers drawn late Friday night were: 30, 43, 45, 46, 61 and gold Mega Ball 14.
The winning ticket is believed to be sold in Maine.
It usually takes hours after the drawing for Mega Millions officials to determine whether there is a jackpot winner.
The $1.35 billion prize would be for a winner who takes an annuity with annual payments over 29 years. Winners almost always choose the cash option, which for Friday night’s drawing would be an estimated $724.6 million.
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The jackpot is the fourth-largest in U.S. history and has grown so large because there have been 25 straight draws without a winner. That has allowed the prize to roll over for nearly three months. The last time a Mega Millions player hit the top prize was Oct. 14.
That long stretch without a big winner is because of the game’s steep odds of 1 in 302.6 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.