The American hit the jackpot of $ 800 million in the lottery.

In the United States, a lottery participant won the Mega Millions jackpot of $800 million, which was the third largest win in the history of the lottery. This was reported by The New York Post on July 30.

The ticket with the winning combination of 34, 48, 49, 59, 70 and the mega ball 12 was purchased in Florida. The winner can choose annual payments for 30 years or a lump sum of $344.2 million before taxes.

The odds of winning were 1 in 290 million. This is the largest jackpot of 2026 and the tenth in the history of Mega Millions. The previous record of $1.6 billion was also won in Florida in August 2023.

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What is the reason for this and how often do Russians try their luck in sweepstakes?

The Daily Mirror newspaper reported on March 19 that the lottery winner in the UK could lose a prize of £10.6 million (over $14 million) if he does not apply for payment in the next two weeks. The event itself took place last year, on October 4, 2025: the winner of the winning ticket guessed all six numbers, hitting the jackpot, but probably still does not know what happened.