(NEXSTAR) — The Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot remains to be rising.
Nobody received huge Tuesday night time, with the grand prize rising to $825 million ($382.2 million if you happen to take the money choice). A Match 5 plus Megaplier winner was drawn in North Carolina. Match 5 winners have been drawn in California (2), Louisiana and Oklahoma.
Final night time’s profitable numbers have been 56, 66, 67, 68, 69 and Mega Ball of 18 with a 4X multiplier.
The present jackpot has been brewing since September when a ticket bought in Texas landed an $800 million jackpot, the seventh-largest payout within the recreation’s historical past.
The final time an enormous jackpot was up for grabs within the days earlier than Christmas was in 2013 when tickets in California and Georgia cut up a $648 million prize.
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That prize ranks because the tenth-largest in Mega Thousands and thousands historical past. At this time’s jackpot is the seventh-largest.
$1.602 billion: Aug. 8, 2023; Florida
$1.537 billion: Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina
$1.348 billion: Jan. 13, 2023; Maine
$1.337 billion: July 29, 2022; Illinois
$1.128 billion: March 26, 2024; New Jersey
$1.050 billion: Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan
Est. $825million (Present jackpot)
$800 million: Sept. 10, 2024; Texas
$656 million: Mar. 30, 2012; Illinois, Kansas, and Maryland
$648 million: Dec. 17, 2013; California and Georgia
The brand new complete nonetheless doesn’t crack the checklist of the most important jackpots in Mega Thousands and thousands and Powerball historical past, :
$2.04 billion (Powerball): Nov. 7, 2022; California
$1.76 billion (Powerball): Oct. 11, 2023; California
$1.602 billion (Mega Thousands and thousands): Aug. 8, 2023; Florida
$1.586 billion (Powerball): Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee
$1.537 billion (Mega Thousands and thousands): Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina
$1.348 billion (Mega Thousands and thousands): Jan. 13, 2023; Maine
$1.337 billion (Mega Thousands and thousands): July 29, 2022; Illinois
$1.326 billion (Powerball): April 6, 2024; Oregon
$1.128 billion (Mega Thousands and thousands): March 26, 2024; New Jersey
$1.08 billion (Powerball): July 19, 2023; California
No matter the place the Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot ranks, a winner (or winners) will obtain far much less after taxes, relying on the place they reside.
The place you reside may also influence how late you should buy tickets, and whether or not you should purchase them on-line.
Your odds of profitable might be influenced by your home of residency: New York and California have bought probably the most Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot-winning tickets at 42 and 36, respectively, primarily based on recreation knowledge. Twenty states have but to promote one.
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What is not going to be influenced by your state is how a lot tickets value — $2, plus an extra $1 if you happen to go for the Megaplier (obtainable in most taking part jurisdictions) — and when the drawing shall be held, which is 11 p.m. ET on Friday.
Your odds of profitable the jackpot are slim at 1 in 302,575,350. Your odds of profitable any prize whereas taking part in Mega Thousands and thousands is significantly better at 1 in 24.
