A ticket purchased in Pennsylvania won the $ 515 million Mega Millions jackpot

One of the biggest prizes in the history of the lottery multistate Mega Millions , and the biggest ever won during the month of May, goes to one lucky ticket holder at Pennsylvania.

The winning ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Friday night, which were white balls 6, 9, 17, 18 Y 48, plus the gold Mega Ball 8, and win an estimated prize of $ million dollars, reported the Mega Millions lottery it’s a statement.

The cash option, which most winners choose in lieu of an annuity, for this jackpot is $ 348, $ 6 million (before taxes).

This is the ninth largest jackpot awarded by the Mega Millions lottery since the game started in 2002.

It is also the third and highest jackpot of the Mega Millions lottery earned in Pennsylvania since the state joined the game in 2010.

Previously in that state, a Pittsburgh man won a prize of $ 149 million dollars on 18 May 2014 and a jackpot of $ 153 million was earned by a Virginia trucker while on his route by Pennsylvania the 21 July 2015.

The third jackpot of the Mega Millions lottery won to date in 2021, follows a massive $ 1 prize, 050 billion dollars collected by a group of players in Michigan on 22 of January and another of $ 80 million dollars earned by a New York couple on 16 February.

Fifty-three tickets nationwide matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball in Friday’s drawing 21 May 2021 to win the third prize in the game.

Ten of them are worth $ 25, 000 dollars each because they include the optional Megaplier (an additional $ 1 purchase available in most states); the Megaplier for this draw was 3X. The others 43 Third tier winning tickets have a value of $ 09, 000 dollars each.

Tickets of the Mega Millions lottery cost $ 2. 00 Dollars. Players can choose six numbers from two separate groups of numbers: five different numbers from 1 to (the white balls) and a number from 1 to 25 (the golden Mega Ball), or select Easy Pick / Quick Pick. The jackpot is won by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.

Until further notice, the initial jackpot will vary based on sales and will be announced prior to each drawing.

The jackpot of the Mega Millions lottery for the next draw on Tuesday May is reset to its current starting value of $ 20 million dollars ($ 13. 5 million in cash).