Rare mid-week increase spurred by massive sales
Mega Millions lottery players across the United States are pulling out the stops for tonights drawing, which now stands as the largest Mega Millions grand prize in 2½ years.
Because of the frantic ticket sales rate, lottery officials revised the jackpot earlier today to a staggering $333 million, with a lump-sum cash option of $210.4 million.
It is the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot of all time — or third-largest, if you count the $365 million jackpot from May 2000, when the multi-state game was called The Big Game.
Should no one win the jackpot tonight, Tuesday's jackpot would be at least $430 million, easily eclipsing the largest Mega Millions jackpot of all time, which was $390 million split by two tickets back in 2007.
To win tonight's grand prize, players must choose the selected five numbers plus the Mega Ball number. The winning numbers will be published at USA Mega (www.usamega.com) within minutes of the 11:00 p.m. drawing (Eastern Time).
Most states cut off Mega Millions ticket purchases at least 15 minutes before the draw time, so players are advised not to wait until the last minute.
The mad rush to check winnings numbers will undoubtedly caused web site outages this evening, as computer servers struggle to keep up with millions of hopeful players checking their numbers.
Players who are unable to get through to USA Mega (www.usamega.com) to check the Mega Millions lottery results are advised to wait until at least 11:30 p.m. to try the Web site again. By that time, much of the initial wave of traffic will have subsided, and access should become easier.
Nice
Good luck to all....
430 million
O M G
god do i want a jackpot to roll more then ever for this to happen
i want that to happen,but with over close to like what 50% OR more of all odds being sold, its going to be coin toss
i want the whole world to be going super record jackpot!
, ya if just 1 person just won a 430 m jackpot ,
i would be like, god help them, it will be a media stomped on that person, that wins it
even better if the person waits a few weeks, sense their be no doubt media reporters asigned to covering the story, and they be PISSED on waiting for a winner to show up so long LOL
hell i know they i think take around 2 weeks time to get all the money in whoever state lotto won it, atfer they got it all, then they wire it to a special bank account you set up
so make them wait 2 weeks, then right before all that money can earn intrest for the lotto, show up and be liek Hello, world
Finally... Now I can win.
I hope.
I was thinking the same thing, now all I have to do is buy some tickets.
Only 7 more hours to go.
Got the tivo set up...
MarkP
Let's bring it home to Ohio, please, oh please.
i also want a new record to rub it in the face;s of my pb chairman, the tn RNG whore queen
then maybe pb states can understand, making the odds biger then MM, yet having less players then MM states
, is not the way to make jackpot records happen
they will also learn, that a Jackpot cap is insane idea sense
if MM get over 400M+ to almust half a billion jackpot, their sales for that 1 draw will be biger then many months of sales alone, caps are a dumb idea FOR the states main goal, making money
why waste a chance of a Epic Super once in a lifetime jackpot Sale records with a Cap
am also sure the MM lotto state HQ's are praying for a roll
if it rolls, ever MM state lotto directer will be Dancing with joy , they don't care if it rolls anymore
they already know they jsut hit the jackpot of all sale records,
they be like, yup, am getting a Large bonus check for such a good sales record this year
am sure all the lotto directers will be on tv , and not jsut 1 or 2 like it is now, grining
and going, OMG everyone look at our jackpot, dream big, and remb to buy buy buy!
mega ball will be 28
That's the most conservative estimate possible - apparently they are afraid of winner's lawsuits. It will surely pass 500M barrier - guaranteed if it rolls tonight, 4 days until tuesday it will be the biggest news everywhere.
Lol Meeeeeee Please GOD help me, Thanks so much.....I can't wait.....Good luck to all....
good luck to everyone
I'm hoping for 2 more rollovers.
Hyperventilating just thinking about it.
GOOD LUCK!!!! 08-28 TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck to everyone, especially me. God...........if there is only one winner, I hope he/she doesn't do anything dumb. That will litterally be a blessing from God.
hope i win the 333 mil
wer did that come from...
If i do win I'll know God wanted me to have it
Okay Illinois tax advisors let your voices be heard now! Which makes SOUND tax withdrawl sense ... if the 1 ticket holding, individual winner of tonight's MM jackpot decides to give 5% of cash lump-sum to 1 charity (tax exempt status), should that ticket holder make the charity a 5% interest holder on the claim form, OR simply donate 5% after entire after-tax sum is electronically transferred to winner's account? The proper order has stummped me for a couple of years!
yeah..How did you know that? the numbers will be 04-08-12-13-45 and 28
Ue your mine..its luck..any of us can win. As long as you have a ticket, you have an equal chance of winning as everybody. Tonight I'm 100% percent sure more than one person will win it and I might be one of them.... Good luck ya'll and keep the dream alive
Don't be greedy. It won't be you only.
Too Much - I am going to shred my ticket.
NOT !
Good luck to all !
Omg! I match 4 numbers in 25 tickets. I was smart to play the same number for 25 times. My numbers were 01-12-17-31-54 and 21*******
Congratulations Kikie!!!!!
I didn't even get one number.
Well the best I did was 2+0. Not good enough.
Let it roll, let it roll, let it roll.
congrats kikie, great win!!
I also only got 2+0. but I'll certainly drive to Jersey for tix again if it rolls
I got 2+1 hehe
I guess even in California it should give me $10 cash
That is instead of 210 millions
I remember a Powerball official once said that the reason they slow the growth of record jackpots is for marketing purposes. If they set a record jackpot of say, $700 million, they miss chances to set records at $400 million, $500 million, etc. However, what they DIDN'T consider was that if they don't take the record jackpots away from themselves, Mega Millions will, which is what is going to happen if the jackpot rolls tonight.
if nobody hit it from this site
jackpot will be huge next tuesday.
31 twice? i predict--NO WINNERS.
Ohio Lottery reported Mega Millions reset to 12M.
Looks like there is a MM winner for Friday, 8/28.
Link?
ohiolottery.com, does not say what state won.
1 in California and 1 in New York!
Each winner will get $166.5 million (annuity).
Virginia Lottery reports a total of 2 winning MegaMillions tickets sold in the state of California and New York.
ny won the last big one. come on.
I think thats the 4th person from California this year that won the Mega Millions jackpot. Wasn't me this time. Definitely next time
noooooooooooooooo
i had so many plans for to win a 400M+ jackpot, curse you new york and ca, burn in hell
if the 2 major jackpots could talk to each other
pb: nice try tonite, Loser !
mm: o shut up, i break 400m some day
pb:in your dreams
oh will, at lest this site made a new online record!
I just find out nobody wins
I guess I'll have to settle with a few million dollars from Super Lotto Plus...
Well ambelamba if no one in Cali wins the SLP jackpot the next few drawings then that puppy is going to start to skyrocket.
Does the California winner get an annuity or an IOU?
More than likely an IOU.
California better get writing the IOU'S!! One for the jackpot & 6 for the 5 + 0 winners!!
California & New York won big tonight!!! A jackpot winner in both states, (7) 5+0 winners in New York & (6) 5+0 winners in California!!! Nice job..
Where do you get this information?
I read on the mega millions site that one ticket was sold in San Gabriel, California and the other in Bronx, New York.
But how did you find out about the second place tickets? Please let me know where you looked.
Thanks
Virginia lottery has posted - 34 2nd place winners, valottery.com
Like the minum jackpot of 12M is chump change now
...matters to me not the size of jackpot. I used to feel like "awww hell this is never going to happen" after the super size jackpot is reset and just forget about it. I'm not looking at that way anymore, every drawing gives me the chance as long as I have a ticket, QP or set number combination of having that lucky random ticket being printed and handed to me and I'll never know when that will happen. I never realized playing only these super size pots how many chances I may have missed by not playing the minium on the next drawing. 1/2 a min jackpot invested wisely will set you up for a very comfortable life. Nope, no sense trying to be greedy. 12 will be just fine if thats all it ever would be if I ever buy a winning ticket
Grats to the winners though, now I am curious if it was QP or the bet slip
Lets us hope they are wise and aren't foolish fiancially...