Friday the 13th proves lucky for $1.35 billion lottery ticket holder in US

  WASHINGTON - Friday the 13th proved lucky for one lottery player in the US state of Maine, whose winning ticket is worth an estimated $1.35 billion, Mega Millions officials announced Saturday. The winner's identity has yet to be announced, but only one person matched all six numbers, thereby claiming the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history (someone in South Carolina won $1.53 billion in 2018). "Congratulations to the Maine State Lottery, which has just won its first-ever Mega Millions jackpot," said Pat McDonald, lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium. "It's the fourth billion-dollar jackpot in Mega Millions history." The big win was the lottery'...Keep on reading: Friday the 13th proves lucky for $1.35 billion lottery ticket holder in US

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