Mega Million winner yet to claim $1.58 billion prize money, what if he fails to claim in 60 days?
Flordia resident won the highest prize of $1.58 billion in the history of the lottery, but he has not yet come forward to claim the money. Now, he has two weeks left and he must claim his prize money by October 7. If he fails to do so, he can claim the jackpot as an annuity by a final deadline of February 4, 2024. He bought the Quick Pick ticket at a Publix grocery store in Neptune Beach. Eventually, he became the lucky person to win the fourth Mega Millions jackpot winner in Florida.
$996.5million jackpot!
The winner may get a whopping amount of $996.5 million over 29 years or a lump sum of $493.5 million after deducting all taxes. But according to the law, a lottery winner in Florida must claim his jackpot prize as cash within 60 days of the draw or as an annuity within 180 days. The winner's identity is made public eventually, but Florida law allows the winner to delay it up to 90 days after claiming the prize.
How numbers are chosen?
A man can pick five numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. He can also choose Easy Pick or Quick Pick to have the terminal randomly pick numbers for him. The jackpot is won by matching all six winning numbers in the drawing. In this case, the winning numbers for the August 8 Mega Millions jackpot were 13, 19, 20, 32, and 33, with the Mega Ball number being 14.
Top 5 Mega Million jackpots
$1.58 billion: Florida, August 2023.
$1.537 billion: South Carolina, October 2018.
$1.348 billion: Maine, January 2023.
$1.337 billion: Illinois, July 2022.
$1.05 billion: Michigan, January 2021.
What is the Megaplier?
The Megaplier increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, and five times. Before each regular Mega Millions drawing, the Megaplier is drawn. From a pool of
