Mega Millions players should check their tickets closely, as the winning numbers for the third-largest prize in the game's history have been revealed.
The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing were 7, 13, 14, 15 and 18, and the gold Mega Ball number was 9.
The jackpot has climbed to $1.1 billion with no winner since Oct. 14. The cash option is $568.7 million.
While it's the third-largest prize in Mega Millions history, it is the fifth-largest in U.S. lottery history. The largest prize in lottery history came in November 2022, when a single Powerball winner took home $2.04 billion.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.
Mega Millions lottery tickets and a wager slip are displayed, Jan. 6, 2023, in Derry, N.H.
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The lucky winner can opt for either an annuity or the cash option.
The Mega Millions annuity is paid out as one immediate payment, followed by 29 yearly payments with each payment growing by 5%.
"This helps protect winners' lifestyle and purchasing power in periods of inflation," according to the Mega Millions website.
Or, the winner can opt for the cash option: a one-time, lump-sum payment of the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.
