The jackpot stands at $1.55 billion with the next drawing set for Tuesday night.
Morris said he only played the lottery after seeing the big jackpot. He will try again for Tuesday's drawing.
He had matched numbers on all five white balls to win $1 million. He bought the ticket from the 7-Eleven on South Park Street in Pineville. What are the odds you win the lottery?After state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $712,501."It’s great to see a $1 million Mega Millions winner like David here in North Carolina," Mark Michalko, executive director of the N.C. Education Lottery, said. "Of course, we would love to see a new billionaire in the state tonight.
The $1.55 billion prize would be for a sole winner who chooses the annuity option with payment stretched over 30 years. Most winners opt for a lump-sum payment, which would be an estimated $757.2 million on Tuesday. A big slice of those winnings would go toward federal taxes, while many states also tax lottery payouts.
The jackpot is so hard to win because of the 1 in 302.6 million odds of matching the numbers on five white balls and a separate mega ball. The odds are better to win smaller prizes, which start at $2.The Associated Press contributed to this report. This story was reported from Los Angeles.
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