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Winner of third largest Mega Millions jackpot of all time is yet to claim the half a BILLION prize

THE WINNER of Friday's Mega Millions jackpot ticket has not claimed the $515million prize.

A Pennsylvania Lottery spokesperson told ABC News on Saturday that the prize yet.

This is the largest Mega Millions jackpot in Pennsylvania and the third-largest jackpot of all time
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This is the largest Mega Millions jackpot in Pennsylvania and the third-largest jackpot of all timeCredit: Getty

This is the largest Mega Millions jackpot in Pennsylvania and the third-largest jackpot of all time, according to ABC News.

There were smaller prizes for all 1,702,748 winners in the Friday night drawing, according to a by Mega Millions.

"Fifty-three tickets across the country matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball to win the game’s third prize," said a press released.

"Ten of those are worth $30,000 each because they included the optional Megaplier (a $1 additional purchase available in most states); the Megaplier for this drawing was 3X."

A world record jackpot of $1.537billion was hit in October of 2018 by one ticket sold in South Carolina
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A world record jackpot of $1.537billion was hit in October of 2018 by one ticket sold in South CarolinaCredit: EPA

The other 43 third-tier winning tickets are worth $10,000 each, according to the Mega Millions website.

The winning Mega Millions ticket from Friday night’s drawing had the numbers 6-9-17-18-48 with 8 being the Mega Ball.

Lottery proceeds in Pennsylvania are allocated to assist senior citizens in the state and provide help with prescription, transportation, property tax, and rental rebates among others, .

In January, a group of people in Michigan won over $1billion jackpot prize. 

The ticket was sold at Kroger in a northern suburb of Detroit, .

In the US Mega Millions lottery, all five white balls and the gold Mega ball in order to win the jackpot.

A world record jackpot of $1.537billion was hit in October of 2018 by one ticket sold in South Carolina.

There is no guarantee that a jackpot will be awarded for every drawing.

Mega Millions tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands.

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