In 2021, a four-member suburban Detroit lottery club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot and received $557 million after taxes, officials had said. The winners claimed their prize weeks after the January 22, 2021, drawing and chose the immediate lump sum option.

In a statement, officials from the Michigan Lottery said that $776 million payment was reduced to about $557 million after taxes.

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The names of the four Oakland County club members were not released. The Wolverine FLL Club had the only jackpot-winning ticket.

“This kind of money will impact the families of our club members for generations to come. We plan to stay humble and pay it forward through charitable giving in southeast Michigan,” news agency Associated Press quoted attorney Kurt Panouses as saying.

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In 2021, the $1.05 billion jackpot was the largest in Michigan Lottery history and the third-largest in the United States. Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the US Virgin Islands.

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Presently, the Monday’s $830 million Mega Millions drawing yielded no winners. This would send the jackpot soaring to $1.02 billion overall for the next drawing on Friday, July 29.

It can be seen that this is the third time in history that a Mega Millions jackpot has climbed into 10-figure territory, and only the fourth billion-dollar lottery prize in US history.

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The prize has been growing for more than three months. The odds of winning it are currently roughly one in 302.6 million, according to Mega Millions.