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Mega Millions draws numbers for $940M jackpot

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                                A display for the Mega Millions lottery is seen at the Save ‘N Time convenience store in Harahan, La., Wednesday, July 26.
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A display for the Mega Millions lottery is seen at the Save ‘N Time convenience store in Harahan, La., Wednesday, July 26.

The numbers were drawn Friday night for an estimated $940 million Mega Millions jackpot.

The numbers drawn for the nationwide lottery game were: 5, 10, 28, 52, 63 and the gold ball 18.

It was not immediately known if anyone matched all six numbers and won the big prize. No one has managed that feat since April 18, making 28 straight drawings without a big winner.

The jackpot is now the eighth-largest ever in the U.S.

The latest drawing comes a little over a week after someone in Los Angeles won a $1.08 billion Powerball prize ranked as the sixth-largest in U.S. history. The winner has not yet been revealed.

Lottery jackpots grow so large because the odds of winning are so small. For Mega Millions, the odds of winning the grand prize are about 1 in 302.6 million.

The $940 million prize would be for a sole winner who chooses to be paid through an annuity, with annual payments over 30 years. Jackpot winners almost always opt for a lump sum payment, which for Friday night’s drawing would be an estimated $472.5 million.

Winners also would be subject to federal taxes, and many states also tax lottery winnings.

Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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