DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) 鈥� You bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket and have been dreaming of how you鈥檒l spend $1.28 billion. Now it鈥檚 time to check your numbers and face reality.
Friday鈥檚 winning numbers are: 13-36-45-57-67, Mega Ball: 14.
The jackpot is the and the biggest in nearly four years.
It grew so large because there have been 29 consecutive draws without a winner, a span that stretches back to April 15 when a Tennessee player matched all of the game鈥檚 six numbers.
The $1.28 million prize is for players who are paid with the annuity option, which makes 30 annual payments that stretch over 29 years. Nearly all jackpot winners choose the cash option, which for Friday night鈥檚 drawing is an estimated $747.2 million.
The are 1 in 302.5 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game is coordinated by state lotteries.
The jackpot is the latest focus of for centuries.
Across the U.S., state lottery systems use lottery revenue to boost education, tourism, transportation and much more. With the big Mega Millions jackpot, state officials are hoping increased national interest in securing the top prize
The Associated Press
