The world welcomed at least one new instant multimillionaire on Tuesday night,... as a single ticket sold in South Carolina won the eye-watering Mega Millions jackpot of more than one-and-a-half billion dollars.<br />Lee Seung-jae has more. <br />5 - 28 - 62 - 65 - 70 - and the mega ball -5.<br />Beating odds of one in 302-point-6 million,... the winning ticket was sold in South Carolina.<br />While the latest Mega Millions prize was expected to be the largest jackpot in history,... the final total fell slightly below the estimated one-point-six billion dollars in the end,... making it the second-biggest ever jackpot.<br />The lump sum option on Tuesday's jackpot is 877-point-8 million dollars. <br />If the lucky winner or winners chose that option,... the total haul will be about 491-point-7 million dollars,... after federal and state taxes.<br />The state of South Carolina has an income tax rate of 7-percent,... while the federal tax rate is at 37-percent.<br />At least 36 ticket holders came up just short,... hitting all 5 numbers but not the mega ball number.<br />That prize isn't too shabby at one million dollars,... with eight of the tickets being sold in California.<br />With the first jackpot winner since July 24th,... the Mega Millions will reset to its baseline 40-million dollar jackpot for its next draw on Friday.<br />But,... many have their fingers crossed for the Powerball draw on Wednesday night,... for a chance at an estimated 620-million dollars.<br />While we may never who know the winner or winners of the Mega Millions jackpot is or are,.. one thing is for sure: he, she or they are now among the richest people in the world.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News. <br />
