本周末两彩票开出10亿美元奖金 | 慢速英语

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It was a lucky weekend in the United States.

A lottery ticket sold in the state of New Hampshire won a jackpot of $559.70 million on Saturday night.Just one day earlier, a lottery ticket sold in the state of Florida won a $450-million Mega Millions grand prize.

The Reeds Ferry Market in Merrimack, New Hampshire, sold Saturday’s winning ticket.The jackpot was the eighth-biggest in U.S. history.

After the store opened for business early Sunday, many excited customers stopped by to congratulate the owner and talk about the win.

Sam Safa owns the Reeds Ferry Market.He said he does not yet know who the winner is.But he hopes it is one of his regular customers.“I’m very excited and overwhelmed,” he said.

Safa’s store will receive a $75,000 award for selling the winning ticket.

“Someone woke up a multi-millionaire this morning!” said New Hampshire Lottery director Charlie McIntyre.

As of Sunday evening, a winner had not yet come forward.

The Florida Lottery says the winning Mega Millions ticket was bought at a 7-Eleven store in Port Richey.The shop will receive a $100,000 award for selling that ticket.

The identity of the Florida winner also had not yet been revealed.

With no jackpot-winning tickets sold in either game since last October, the two lottery grand prizes totaled more than $1 billion.

The chances of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are one in 302.5 million.Powerball chances are one in 292.2 million.

The largest Powerball jackpot was a $1.6-billion payout split among winners in California, Florida, and Tennessee in January 2016.Powerball tickets are sold in 44 states, and Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The largest Mega Millions jackpot of $656 million was won in 2012.

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It was a lucky weekend in the United States.
美国的这个周末很幸运。 

A lottery ticket sold in the state of New Hampshire won a jackpot of $559.70 million on Saturday night.Just one day earlier, a lottery ticket sold in the state of Florida won a $450-million Mega Millions grand prize.
新罕布什尔州周六晚上卖出的一张彩票获得头奖5亿5千9百70万美元。就在一天前，弗罗里达州卖出的一张彩票开出4.5亿美元的兆彩大奖。

The Reeds Ferry Market in Merrimack, New Hampshire, sold Saturday’s winning ticket.The jackpot was the eighth-biggest in U.S. history.
新罕布什尔州梅里马克一家名为Reeds Ferry的便利店卖出了周六的获奖彩票。这次的头奖是美国史上第八大奖。

After the store opened for business early Sunday, many excited customers stopped by to congratulate the owner and talk about the win.

周日一早，该商店开门营业后，就有许多非常激动的顾客前来祝贺店主，谈论这次的开奖。 

Sam Safa owns the Reeds Ferry Market.He said he does not yet know who the winner is.But he hopes it is one of his regular customers.“I’m very excited and overwhelmed,” he said.
山姆·萨法是这家便利店的店主。他说他也不清楚获奖者是谁。但他希望是他店中的老顾客。“我感到非常激动和震惊，”他说道。

Safa’s store will receive a $75,000 award for selling the winning ticket.
萨法的商店也会因卖出这张获奖彩票获得7.5万美元的奖励。 

“Someone woke up a multi-millionaire this morning!” said New Hampshire Lottery director Charlie McIntyre.
“今早有人一觉醒来变成了亿万富翁！”新罕布什尔州彩票中心主任查理·麦金太尔说道。 

As of Sunday evening, a winner had not yet come forward.
直到周日晚上，获奖者也还没有出现。 

The Florida Lottery says the winning Mega Millions ticket was bought at a 7-Eleven store in Port Richey.The shop will receive a $100,000 award for selling that ticket.
佛罗里达彩票中心称这次获奖的兆彩彩票是在里奇港的7-11便利店售出。该商店会因卖出这张彩票获得10万美元的奖金。

The identity of the Florida winner also had not yet been revealed.
佛罗里达州彩票获得者的身份也还未公布。 

With no jackpot-winning tickets sold in either game since last October, the two lottery grand prizes totaled more than $1 billion.
虽然自从十月份，还未开出彩票头奖，但这两张彩票所获大奖金额加起来总共有10亿多美元。 

The chances of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are one in 302.5 million.Powerball chances are one in 292.2 million.
获得兆彩奖券头奖的概率是30250万分之一。而获强力球头奖的概率是29220万分之一。 

The largest Powerball jackpot was a $1.6-billion payout split among winners in California, Florida, and Tennessee in January 2016.Powerball tickets are sold in 44 states, and Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
强力球彩票的最大头奖是16亿美元，由佛罗里达州、加利福尼亚和田纳西州的获奖者在2016年1月共同获得。强力球彩票在44个州、华盛顿特区、波多黎各和美国维尔京群岛都有售卖。

The largest Mega Millions jackpot of $656 million was won in 2012.
最大的兆彩彩票头奖高达6.56亿美元，是在2012年开出。 

And that’s What’s Trending Today.
以上就是本期今日热点的全部内容。 

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