An American wins the lottery record of $ 1.6 billion

A jackpot record for a new life... Announced as being the highest ever put into play, the Mega Millions lottery of $ 1.6 billion has found its winner on Tuesday night, the United States. 5, 28, 62, 65, 70... this is the combination of the single-ticket that we had to play the lottery to win the biggest fortune ever made in the world, have informed the officials of Mega Millions on Wednesday.

The winning ticket for the draw of Tuesday was sold in South Carolina. The identification of the winner or winners – if it is a ticket purchased in common – has not yet been made, says Mega Millions on its web site. "The moment we waited for has finally arrived and we could not be more excited," said Casinoslot Gordon Medenica, director of Mega Millions. "This is really historic," he added.

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This drawing of Mega Millions had resulted in long queues in front of booths and stores selling tickets for the lottery bringing together 44 States in the u.s., the federal capital, Washington and the Virgin islands. The record for the biggest single win in the United States was previously held by Mavis Wanczyk, a mother of 53-year-old from Massachusetts, who was awarded in August 2017 the jackpot of Powerball, the bedava bonus other major lottery in the United States, which amounted to 758,7 million.