California resident wins half a billion lottery

For one lucky week this week has become the best.

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The winning lottery ticket Mega Millions was sold in San Jose, California, according to the state lottery.

The winning ticket was sold to Ernie's Liquors on South White Road, according to a tweet. According to the Mega Millions, this is the only winning ticket. Jackpot has reached $ 522 million.

“I hope he gives a lot to charity and maybe takes care of all the relatives and relatives around him or her. Whoever it is, I wish them luck,” store owner Kewal Sachdev told CNN.

The store will receive $ 1 million for the sale of a winning ticket.

The largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, $656 million, was won in March 2012. It was shared by winners in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.

The winning numbers are: 1, 2, 4, 19, 29 and 20.

In October 2017 years Mega Millions changed the range of numbers that a player could choose, with the result that the chances of choosing all six numbers were 1 from 302,6 million compared to 1 by 258,9 million in the old format. In addition, the cost of a lottery ticket has grown to $ 2.

The idea was to make it less likely to hit the jackpot in the early stages, thereby increasing the size of the main prize.

Americans love to buy lottery tickets. In the 2016 year, they spent over 80 billions of dollars on them. That's more than they spent on movies, video games, music, sports tickets, and books — all together.

On average, an American spends about $ 200 a year to buy lottery tickets, although residents of some states give much more. According to the study LendEDUOn average, a Massachusetts resident spends $ 735 annually on lottery tickets, while in Delaware or New York, expenses are likely to approach $ 400 per year or $ 33 per month.

According to polls, Americans would react differently to winning a multi-million jackpot:

• 74,8% of respondents would take the entire amount at once, 25,2% would divide the amount into several annual payments;
• 43,4% of respondents would immediately claim a win, 56,6% would wait some time before announcing a win;
• 80,1% of respondents would consult about options for investing money with a lawyer / accountant / financial advisor, 19,9% would decide the fate of the win;
• 90,7% would prefer to remain anonymous if won, 9,3% would publicly announce a win;
• 48,1% of respondents would have quit their jobs if they won; 51.9% would continue to work.
• 63,6% would hire a financial advisor to manage the money, 36,2% would manage the finances on their own.

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