Mega (巨大的)Millions jackpot （頭獎）enters 'uncharted territory（領域）' at record (adj 創下紀錄的)$1.6 billion 
超級百萬的頭獎進入“未知領域”，獎金創紀錄高達 16 億美元 （uncharted  v:未標註的）

 

Yes, that headline is correct: The Mega Millions jackpot is at $1.6 billion. With a B.    
是的，這個標題沒寫錯：超級百萬的頭獎是 16 億美元。單位用的是億。 （at +金額 ： 是多少錢）

All eyes were on （所有的目光都聚焦在）the latest drawing （開獎）Friday night, when the jackpot was at an already mind-boggling （令人難以置信的）$1 billion. However, with no ticket（彩票） matching all six numbers drawn - 15, 23, 53, 65, 70 and Mega Ball（超級球） 7 - the grand prize now swells （膨脹）to $1.6 billion.
所有的目光都集中在週五晚上的最新開獎上，當時的頭獎已經達到令人難以置信的 10 億美元。然而，由於沒有匹配全部六個號碼的彩票—— 15，23，53，65，70 和超級球 7 ——這個大獎現在漲到 16 億美元。  draw (v: 抽籤)

The next drawing is at 11 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday.
下一次開獎是美東區時間週二晚上 11 點。

"Mega Millions has already entered historic territory, but it's truly astounding（令人吃驚的） to think that now the jackpot has reached an all-time （空前的）world record," Gordon Medenica, lead director （主管）of the Mega Millions Group and director of Maryland Lottery and Gaming, said in a statement（宣告）

. "It's hard to overstate（誇張的） how exciting this is - but now it's really getting fun."
“超級百萬已經進入了具有歷史意義的版圖，但想到金額已經創造了空前的世界紀錄，這確實令人驚訝，” 超級百萬集團的首席董事兼馬里蘭州彩票和博彩公司的主管戈登·梅德尼察在一份宣告中說。“這件事的刺激性怎麼說都不過分——但現在它真的變得十分有趣了。”

Medenica told The Post that about 57 percent of the possible number combinations（組合） were purchased in advance of （在...發生之前）Friday's drawing and that it was an "extremely （極其）pleasant surprise" there was no winner.
梅德尼察告訴《華盛頓郵報》，大約 57% 的可能數字組合是在週五開獎之前已經被購買的，沒有贏家是一個“極其意外的驚喜”。

"That means the odds（機率，可能性） were [a winning ticket] would have gotten picked but it didn't," Medenica said. "This is really uncharted territory for all of us."
“這意味著（一張中獎彩票）本該被選中，但卻沒有，”梅德尼察說。“這對我們所有人來說都是未知的領域。”

What's more（此外）, the jackpot is likely to grow even larger before Tuesday, as word（訊息） of the record-breaking grand prize grows and prompts even people who don't normally （通常）play the lottery（彩票） to buy a ticket, Medenica said.
梅德尼察說，此外，週二之前，彩票獎池可能會變得更大，因為越來越多人聽說了破紀錄大獎的訊息，那些通常不買彩票的人甚至也去買彩票了。prompts sb to do sth   促使某人做某事

The estimated（估計） cash option （現金選擇權）for a $1.6 billion jackpot - should a winner choose to take a one-time lump sum （一次性付清）payment （支付）instead of annual payouts （分期支付）over 30 years - is about $905 million, according to Mega Millions officials.
根據超級百萬官方資料，如果中獎者選擇一次性現金兌付，而不是 30 年的分期支付，那麼中獎者獲得 16 億美元的現金選擇權大約是 9.05 億美元。

—————  文章來源 / 華盛頓郵報