For the eighth time — and the second time in lower than a month — a U.S. lottery jackpot has entered the billion-with-a-“b” territory.

Tuesday night time’s Mega Millions drawing had a prime prize of $1.1 billion, simply edging the $1.08 billion successful Powerball ticket from July 19.

The successful numbers had been 8-24-30-45-61, with the Mega Ball being 12.

Going into Tuesday’s recreation, it had been greater than three months and 29 drawings because the final Mega Millions jackpot, which was gained April 18.

If taken in a single large fee, as most up-to-date huge lottery winners have chosen to do, Tuesday’s $1.1 billion prize could be value $550.2 million. The bigger, marketed quantity is what the opposite possibility — a 29-year annuity — could be value over its lifetime.

Federal taxes would shortly take virtually 40% of that quantity, with state taxes a risk on prime of that.

The $2 Mega Millions tickets are bought in 45 states, together with the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The 5 states on the skin are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.

The odds of a successful Mega Millions ticket are 1 in 302.5 million.

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