A winning ticket for an estimated $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot was sold Tuesday night in New Jersey, officials said. This was the fifth largest in the history of the game.
The match lasted over 3 months No jackpot winners. Tuesday's winning numbers were 7, 11, 22, 29, 38, Mega Ball 4.
The estimated jackpot was the eighth largest in U.S. lottery history and the fifth largest in Mega Millions history. Mega His Millions' biggest jackpot in history, his $1.6 billion, was won on August 8 of last year. sold in florida. Largest prize in US lottery historya $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot was won in California in February 2023.
Jackpot winners can choose to pay out a lump sum in cash or have their winnings paid out in annual installments over 30 years. Only winners who choose the annuity option will receive the full jackpot amount. The estimated lump sum from Tuesday night's drawing was $537.5 million before taxes.
Mega Millions drawings are held on Tuesday and Friday nights, and Powerball drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday nights. Powerball also has no jackpot winner, but as of Tuesday night, the estimated jackpot was $865 million.
To take home the Mega Millions jackpot, players must match all five white balls and the yellow Mega Ball. If you match some, but not all, of the drawn numbers, you can win a small prize of at least $2. He has a 1 in 24 chance of winning a Mega Millions prize, but his odds of hitting the jackpot are only 1 in 302,575,350.
Mega Millions tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A standard ticket costs $2, but bonuses can be added for an additional fee to increase the payout for non-jackpot prizes.
The next Mega Millions drawing will feature an estimated $20 million jackpot. This is the starting point for the jackpot series.
