American lottery gamers competed Tuesday evening for a Mega Millions high prize of $1.58 billion, one of many three greatest jackpots in U.S. lottery historical past.

The successful numbers had been 13-19-20-32-33, with the Mega Ball being 14.

Going into Tuesday’s recreation, it had been greater than three months and 31 drawings for the reason that final Mega Millions jackpot, which was gained April 18.

But it wasn’t clear Tuesday afternoon although whether or not the prize could be the second- or third-largest in American historical past.

A Powerball recreation final yr set the report at $2.04 billion, however a 2016 Powerball jackpot reached an almost similar $1.586 billion. The actual dimension of the jackpot typically modifications within the hours earlier than the drawing as a result of it’s partially associated to ticket gross sales.

If taken in a single large fee, as most up-to-date huge lottery winners have chosen to do, Tuesday’s $1.58 billion prize could be value $783.3 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 nearly 40% of that quantity, with state taxes a chance on high of that.

The $2 Mega Millions tickets are offered in 45 states, together with the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The 5 states on the surface 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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