The $640m prize is the biggest final week amount in US history, while the last person to have won the jackpot happened on 14 October.
The high jackpot comes with a cash prize worth $328.3m, should anybody win the sum this coming week – which would no doubt also ring in a great start for 2023.
However, despite there being no winners of the jackpot, five people did win million-dollar prizes – with two people from California, one from Minnesota, one from Florida and one from Georgia winning a million dollars each.
Cohn Robbins stated: “As partners of Allwyn in our proposed business combination, Cohn Robbins shares Allwyn’s excitement concerning the UK National Lottery.
"Allwyn’s selection as the preferred applicant to operate Europe’s largest lottery, after one of the most competitive lottery licence tenders ever conducted, is a tribute to the strength and track record of the Allwyn team.
"We are also excited that Allwyn will be competing for new lottery tenders – including in the $100bn US market – with the credential of having successfully operated lotteries in multiple geographies.”
