A ticket sold in Illinois won the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot of $1.28 billion.
One ticket bought in the Chicago area hit the top prize in Friday night's drawing, according to the Illinois Lottery, securing the third-largest jackpot of any US lottery game and ending a buildup that began when Mega Millions last drew a jackpot winner in mid-April.21 ways to live luxe if you win the $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpotThe winning ticket was bought at a Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, roughly a 20-mile drive northwest of Chicago, the Illinois Lottery said.
That's because all prizes in California must be based on sales and number of winners instead of being a fixed amount.The 20"Match 5" winners without the multiplier were sold in California; Florida ; Georgia ; Illinois; Kentucky; Louisiana; Michigan; Minnesota ; North Carolina ; New Hampshire ; New York; Oklahoma; Pennsylvania; Texas ; and Wisconsin.The six $2 million tickets were sold in Arizona; Florida ; Iowa and Pennsylvania, according to Mega Millions.
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