The winner can accept the prize in a single cash lump sum worth roughly $550 million - the most common choice, a Mega Millions spokesman said - or defer most of the winnings by taking the money in annuities spread across three decades.
This week's jackpot swelled to more than $1 billion after 30 drawings since the last jackpot - $810 million in September - passed without a winner. A lottery player must hold a ticket matching all five winning numbers and the Mega Ball number to become the jackpot's winner.
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