$1.1 BILLION: Mega Millions jackpot now the eighth-largest in history

Mar 23, 2024, 8:31 am (54 comments)

Mega Millions

Powerball jackpot simultaneously offers massive wealth

By Todd Northrop

For the eighth time in history a lottery jackpot has grown to more than a billion dollars.

Last night nobody won the Mega Millions multi-state lottery drawing, triggering another jackpot rollover that created a Tuesday jackpot estimated at $1.1 billion with a cash value of $525.8 million.

Based on past multi-state lottery jackpots, that estimate may get a lot bigger by the time the drawing kicks off Tuesday night, as people dreaming of becoming the next billionaire cause lottery ticket sales go through the roof.

To get to this massive size, the jackpot has been growing since it started on Dec. 12 as a $20 million prize — now 30 consecutive drawings without a winner.

Tuesday's billion-dollar Mega Millions jackpot is the 5th-largest in the game's history, and the 8th-largest lottery jackpot in world history among all lottery games. The lump-sum cash value of $525.8 million is the 11th-largest on the all-time lottery jackpot cash value rankings.

One twist making this Mega Millions jackpot run special is that Powerball is simultaneously surging to massive heights. Saturday's $750 million Powerball jackpot is currently ranked as the 15th-largest lottery jackpot of all time, and its cash value of $360.8 million is the 24th-largest in history.

Both games are shown below on the top 25 annuity and cash value lottery jackpots of all time.

The largest lottery jackpot ever awarded was on Nov. 7, 2022, when one ticket sold in California won a $2 billion grand prize.  The incredibly lucky winner was Edwin Castro, who claimed the prize in February of 2023, providing minimal public information about himself.  What little is known about Castro comes from public filings, and includes the purchase of a house or two, as well as being the subject of dubious lawsuits that are unfortunately predictable these days.

And just this month, Theodorus Struyck was named the representative of a group of California lottery players who claimed a massive $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot won last October.

Lottery players dreaming what that $1.1 billion jackpot (or the $525.8 million cash value) will look like in their bank account after federal and state taxes are taken out can see an after-tax analysis of the current Mega Millions jackpot by visiting USA Mega's Mega Millions Jackpot Analysis page.

The rush of ticket sales over the next few days likely will propel the jackpot to an even higher amount before the drawing takes place Tuesday. Lottery Post and USA Mega will update the jackpot tallies displayed if such an increase occurs.

The quickest way to find the winning numbers after the drawing Tuesday will be by visiting USA Mega (www.usamega.com) at 11:00 pm Eastern Time (8:00 pm Pacific), when the winning numbers will be published minutes after they are drawn.

Players looking for a nearby lottery retailer — or that out-of-the-way retailer with a smaller line — are encouraged to use Lottery Places, the only app for iOS, Android, and Windows that can locate the nearest lottery retailers in every jurisdiction that sells Powerball and Mega Millions. The helpful app can locate lottery stores in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, much of Canada, and the Caribbean.

Some states offer direct online sales, allowing players to bypass the store and purchase tickets from home. Players can see if they can play Mega Millions online by tapping the link. Depending on the physical location of the person, the link will either provide access via a licensed butler service or the official state lottery itself.

Similarly, people can purchase Powerball tickets online using a legitimate licensed butler service or the official state lottery that the link directs to.

Butler services provide scanned copies of the purchased lottery tickets securely held on behalf of the customer. In the past, such lottery ticket services were used by people out side the USA to win big jackpots in Oregon and Florida.

In Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, there was no jackpot winner, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Florida, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Nebraska, 1 from Texas, and 1 from Virginia.

Only one of the second-prize tickets sold in Virginia was purchased with the Megaplier option for an extra $1 per play, multiplying that player's prize to a whopping $3 million, since the Megaplier number drawn was 3. Unlike the Powerball game, Mega Millions applies its multiplier to the second prize.

The only state not offering the Megaplier option is California, because the fixed nature of the prize increase offered with the Megaplier is not compatible with California's pari-mutuel payouts. By law, California awards all lottery prizes on a pari-mutuel basis, meaning the prizes will change each drawing based on the number of tickets sold within California and the number of tickets that won at each prize level in the state.

The California second-prize winner will take home a bit smaller of a prize than the other states this time — $736,435 — but last drawing a California winner won a $1,748,612 prize. So the pari-mutuel payouts can cut both ways.

A total of 80 tickets matched four of the first five numbers plus the Mega Ball to win a $10,000 prize. Of those tickets, 12 were purchased with the Megaplier option, increasing the prize to $30,000, and 5 were sold in California, where the prize awarded this drawing is $20,405.

A complete list of prizes available for matching various numbers as well as the official drawing video can be found on the Mega Millions Drawing Detail page at USA Mega, as well as on the Mega Millions Prize Payouts page at Lottery Post.

The Mega Millions winning numbers for Friday, March 22, 2024, were 3, 8, 31, 35, and 44, with Mega Ball number 16. The Megaplier number was 3.

Following the Friday drawing, the Mega Millions annuity jackpot estimate was raised $123 million from its previous amount of $977 million. The cash value was raised by $58.8 million from its previous amount of $467 million.

Mega Millions is currently offered for sale in 45 states, plus Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are Tuesdays and Tuesdays at 11:00 pm Eastern Time. Tickets cost $2 each.

Top 25 United States lottery jackpots of all time

Friday's Mega Millions jackpot currently stands as the 8th-largest lottery jackpot of all time, and the 5th-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever. Brisk sales may push the jackpot estimate higher by draw time.

The current Powerball jackpot is also highlighted, as it reached #15 on the list after nobody won the top prize in the Wednesday drawing.

  1. Powerball: $2.0401 billion, Nov. 7, 2022 (40 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California
  2. Powerball: $1.7649 billion, Oct. 11, 2023 (35 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California
  3. Mega Millions: $1.602 billion, Aug. 8, 2023 (31 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Florida
  4. Powerball: $1.5864 billion, Jan. 13, 2016 (19 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - California, Florida, Tennessee
  5. Mega Millions: $1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018 (25 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - South Carolina
  6. Mega Millions: $1.348 billion, Jan. 13, 2023 (25 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Maine
  7. Mega Millions: $1.337 billion, Jul. 29, 2022 (29 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Illinois
  8. Mega Millions: $1.1 billion, Mar. 26, 2024 (30 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Preliminary estimate, not won yet
  9. Powerball: $1.0798 billion, Jul. 19, 2023 (38 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California
  10. Mega Millions: $1.05 billion, Jan. 22, 2021 (36 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Michigan
  11. Powerball: $842.4 million, Jan. 1, 2024 (34 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Michigan
  12. Powerball: $768.4 million, Mar. 27, 2019 (25 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Wisconsin
  13. Powerball: $758.7 million, Aug. 23, 2017 (20 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Massachusetts
  14. Powerball: $754.6 million, Feb. 6, 2023 (33 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Washington
  15. Powerball: $750 million, Mar. 23, 2024 (33 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Preliminary estimate, not won yet
  16. Powerball: $731.1 million, Jan. 20, 2021 (35 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Maryland
  17. Powerball: $699.8 million, Oct. 4, 2021 (40 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California
  18. Powerball: $687.8 million, Oct. 27, 2018 (21 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Iowa, New York
  19. Mega Millions: $656 million, Mar. 30, 2012 (18 rollovers, starting at $12 million) - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
  20. Mega Millions: $648 million, Dec. 17, 2013 (21 rollovers, starting at $12 million) - California, Georgia
  21. Powerball: $632.6 million, Jan 5, 2022 (39 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California, Wisconsin
  22. Powerball: $590.5 million, May 18, 2013 (13 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Florida
  23. Powerball: $587.5 million, Nov. 28, 2012 (15 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Arizona, Missouri
  24. Powerball: $564.1 million, Feb. 11, 2015 (20 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas
  25. Powerball: $559.7 million, Jan. 6, 2018 (20 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - New Hampshire

For those keeping score, the number of jackpots in the top 25, by lottery game, are:

  • Powerball: 17
  • Mega Millions: 8

Top 25 cash value jackpots

Since many lottery winners collect their winnings in cash, the lump-sum payout is an important measure of what a winning ticket could be worth.

Looking at the cash value, the upcoming Mega Millions jackpot ranks as the 11th-largest cash value in U.S. history.

  1. Powerball: $997.6 million cash, Nov. 7, 2022 ($2.0401 billion annuity) - California
  2. Powerball: $983.5 million cash, Jan. 13, 2016 ($1.5864 billion annuity) - California, Florida, Tennessee
  3. Mega Millions: $877.8 million cash, Oct. 23, 2018 ($1.537 billion annuity) - South Carolina
  4. Mega Millions: $794.2 million cash, Aug. 8, 2023 ($1.602 billion annuity) - Florida
  5. Mega Millions: $780.5 million cash, Jul. 29, 2022 ($1.337 billion annuity) - Illinois
  6. Mega Millions: $776.6 million cash, Jan. 22, 2021 ($1.05 billion annuity) - Michigan
  7. Powerball: $774.1 million cash, Oct. 11, 2023 ($1.7649 billion annuity) - California
  8. Mega Millions: $723.5 million cash, Jan. 13, 2023 ($1.348 billion annuity) - Maine
  9. Powerball: $558.1 million cash, Jul. 19, 2023 ($1.0798 billion annuity) - California
  10. Powerball: $546.8 million cash, Jan. 20, 2021 ($731.1 million annuity) - Maryland
  11. Mega Millions: $525.8 million cash, Mar. 26, 2024 ($1.1 billion annuity) - Preliminary estimate, not won yet
  12. Powerball: $496 million cash, Oct. 4, 2021 ($699.8 million annuity) - California
  13. Powerball: $480.5 million cash, Aug. 23, 2017 ($758.7 million annuity) - Massachusetts
  14. Powerball: $477 million cash, Mar. 27, 2019 ($768.4 million annuity) - Wisconsin
  15. Mega Millions: $471 million cash, Mar. 30, 2012 ($656 million annuity) - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
  16. Powerball: $450.2 million cash, Jan. 5, 2022 ($632.6 million annuity) - California, Wisconsin
  17. Powerball: $425.2 million cash, Jan. 1, 2024 ($842.4 million annuity) - Michigan
  18. Powerball: $407.2 million cash, Feb. 6, 2023 ($754.6 million annuity) - Washington
  19. Powerball: $396.2 million cash, Oct. 27, 2018 ($687.8 million annuity) - Iowa, New York
  20. Powerball: $384.7 million cash, Nov. 28, 2012 ($587.5 million annuity) - Arizona, Missouri
  21. Powerball: $381.1 million cash, Feb. 11, 2015 ($564.1 million annuity) - North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas
  22. Mega Millions: $378 million cash, Jul. 8, 2016 ($536 million annuity) - Indiana
  23. Powerball: $370.9 million cash, May 18, 2013 ($590.5 million annuity) - Florida
  24. Powerball: $360.8 million cash, Mar. 23, 2024 ($750 million annuity) - Preliminary estimate, not won yet
  25. Powerball: $352 million cash, Jan. 6, 2018 ($559.7 million annuity) - New Hampshire

The number of cash value jackpots in the top 25, by lottery game, are:

  • Powerball: 17
  • Mega Millions: 8

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Comments

CDanaT's avatarCDanaT

Being in the top 8 is nice..... Thank goodness the Tuesday winner will be from TN.

wander73's avatarwander73

Quote: Originally posted by CDanaT on Mar 23, 2024

Being in the top 8 is nice..... Thank goodness the Tuesday winner will be from TN.

Next Friday

lottobrain's avatarlottobrain

Still hoping for $2 billion, eh!

lottobrain's avatarlottobrain

I always pick my own numbers which fails a lot but does better than QPs. Last night did not get one number right out of 12 WB numbers picked for the Maddog challenge and bought 8 QPs and did not get one number right on any of those either!

hearsetrax's avatarhearsetrax

Quote: Originally posted by CDanaT on Mar 23, 2024

Being in the top 8 is nice..... Thank goodness the Tuesday winner will be from TN.

how many times  have we heard that  b4 ?!?

any guesses as to which of the half dozen suspect states it'll hit in this time ?!?

NJPiney's avatarNJPiney

And the NJ pick 6 is nearly $30 million 🤞 good luck everyone 🍀

Todd's avatarTodd

Quote: Originally posted by NJPiney on Mar 23, 2024

And the NJ pick 6 is nearly $30 million 🤞 good luck everyone 🍀

I've been watching that one too!  Only about $5 million from its all-time high.

After some more digging I wanted to correct this:  The largest NJ Pick 6 was $48.9 million in 2001.  The problem is that I only have jackpot info for that game going back to 2002.  If someone is aware of a source that goes back further I'd love to see it.

PrisonerSix

Quote: Originally posted by lottobrain on Mar 23, 2024

I always pick my own numbers which fails a lot but does better than QPs. Last night did not get one number right out of 12 WB numbers picked for the Maddog challenge and bought 8 QPs and did not get one number right on any of those either!

I picked my own last night and only matched 1 number on 4 lines. I might do a mix of quickpicks and my own this time.

hearsetrax's avatarhearsetrax

Quote: Originally posted by PrisonerSix on Mar 23, 2024

I picked my own last night and only matched 1 number on 4 lines. I might do a mix of quickpicks and my own this time.

best of luck, PrisonerSix

personally am surprised I got back $2 out of $4 spent LOL

fwiw, I hope you hit it b4 CDanaT

DMarshal

Well good luck to all playing, just slightly less luck than myself. 😉

Droptop209's avatarDroptop209

Goodbye 1995 Honda Accord.  Hello Maserati coupe.

Wildbill78's avatarWildbill78

Well everything is working towards the lottery gods plan! The top 10 jackpots are all now a billion or more. Pretty soon it will be top 25 🤣🤣🤣🤣. They knew what they were doing when they changed the game! If someone would asked us if we would be living in the world were USA is ranked 62 as the unhappiest places to live but world record breaking pots including the largest record pot in world history $2 billion that can change your life and other generations for hundreds of years, I'll say sign me up! Now the key is why don't they let the first 100 people become millionaires like similar to Lotto Max and then we will all believe this myth living the American dream.🤔 I can't believe in it when everything in this country and world is rigged and the people who control everything from the lottery system to insurances companies to medical industries all wins at the end. Like my parents always say "Suck it boy, life not fair" I'm just saying 🤷🏻‍♂️

EnReval

I think PB will jump high too if no one win tonight, Monday or Wednesday

it's bound to happen

THRIFTY's avatarTHRIFTY

Quote: Originally posted by lottobrain on Mar 23, 2024

I always pick my own numbers which fails a lot but does better than QPs. Last night did not get one number right out of 12 WB numbers picked for the Maddog challenge and bought 8 QPs and did not get one number right on any of those either!

01-04-16-21-23-34-38-60-61-64-66-68 / 04-06-19-25
HumanBlade666

I had a feeling that it would jump to 1 billion dollars and it will definitely continue to climb higher by Tuesday night. Powerball will probably continue to climb up to the billion dollars level if no one hits tonight! Best of luck to all that play on this website 👍 I got my numbers this morning at 6am when I gassed up my truck for the week ahead. Would definitely enjoy either win and give to great organizations and local non profits in my community.

Eighty0uts778's avatarEighty0uts778

Goodbye 1995 Honda Accord.   Hello 2024 Chevy Corvette Stingray.

hearsetrax's avatarhearsetrax

Quote: Originally posted by Eighty0uts778 on Mar 23, 2024

Goodbye 1995 Honda Accord.   Hello 2024 Chevy Corvette Stingray.

I see your 2024 Stink-ray and raise you this

Todd's avatarTodd

Quote: Originally posted by Eighty0uts778 on Mar 23, 2024

Goodbye 1995 Honda Accord.   Hello 2024 Chevy Corvette Stingray.

Come on, you gotta go Z06 with all that loot!

PrisonerSix

Quote: Originally posted by hearsetrax on Mar 23, 2024

best of luck, PrisonerSix

personally am surprised I got back $2 out of $4 spent LOL

fwiw, I hope you hit it b4 CDanaT

Got my 5 lines. Now all I can do is hope.

ShagE3

Hi folks ...

Gonna be an exciting week 

That is ....until someone wins

And at that time I'll sit back and smile

Knowing I'll be set for life .....

Good luck to everyone here on the next big jackpots down the road.

P.U.: What stinks?

rcbbuckeye's avatarrcbbuckeye

If I don't win it I hope CDanaT does because I wanna shoot that M-61 Vulcan!

😀

NJPiney's avatarNJPiney

The $48 million seems correct according to the NJ lottery's website 💰 impressive because that's when it was $1/ticket too!

ShagE3

Ques to ponder:  do the two jackpots help or hinder the other as it pertains to lottomania?

Would mega millions already be 1.1 bil if Powerball was 20 to 300 mil and vice versa?

Just dreaming big-time thoughts pre drawing .

P.U.: What stinks?

Phydeaux, you go outside to do your business !

JustMaybe

I have my PB ticket with PP.

I also have my winners claim form and my spreadsheet budget.

Now all I can do is sip on some lemon tea and wait for the draw.

I thought of all the things that I could do with such an amount, then I remembered that if I win I may do totally different things from what I was thinking about.

Well, well, wishing us all good luck 💪

Super-man's avatarSuper-man

I just let my 3-year old son pick some random numbers that he thought are lucky.🤞👶🍀Would be a nice and funny story if his numbers miraculously win the jackpot. 😅

sully16's avatarsully16

Quote: Originally posted by rcbbuckeye on Mar 23, 2024

If I don't win it I hope CDanaT does because I wanna shoot that M-61 Vulcan!

😀

I think if he wins, he should get a matching set and share.

Eighty0uts778's avatarEighty0uts778

Quote: Originally posted by hearsetrax on Mar 23, 2024

I see your 2024 Stink-ray and raise you this

Is that the new Tesla Cybertruck?  It kinda looks like a lawnmower, can you mow your yard with it? 🤣

CDanaT's avatarCDanaT

Well now........glad you kids already have plans for my new toys.  Annnnnnnnnd of course the PB was not in  my repertoire last night.🤨        Onward we go !!!  Good luck to all

Eighty0uts778's avatarEighty0uts778

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on Mar 23, 2024

Come on, you gotta go Z06 with all that loot!

Ok Todd you talked me into it.   I hope it has cup holders  for my coffee  for  when i roll out of bed at 1 pm in the afternnon  after my big win.

Todd's avatarTodd

Quote: Originally posted by Eighty0uts778 on Mar 24, 2024

Ok Todd you talked me into it.   I hope it has cup holders  for my coffee  for  when i roll out of bed at 1 pm in the afternnon  after my big win.

You know, I'm sure it has cupholders, but the question for me with cupholders in a Corvette is how deep they are.  I never put actual drinks in mine, because whatever is in the cupholders tends to fly out when you get on it.  They are always too shallow.  Corvette cupholders should come with some kind of extra locking mechanism for whatever is sitting in there. 😁

JustMaybe

Quote: Originally posted by JustMaybe on Mar 23, 2024

I have my PB ticket with PP.

I also have my winners claim form and my spreadsheet budget.

Now all I can do is sip on some lemon tea and wait for the draw.

I thought of all the things that I could do with such an amount, then I remembered that if I win I may do totally different things from what I was thinking about.

Well, well, wishing us all good luck 💪

For the record my PB ticket did not match a single number.

So onward we go - waiting for Monday and Tuesday.

Tossing in the local jackpot, lucky for life and 2by2 into the mix.

Fingers crossed and hoping for the best.

ShagE3

There once was a Shag named E3

He wanted a little more m o n e y

He bought him some tickets for mm and PB

And hopes for a winning jackpot or two, yippee

But alas for the time being

He will be eating a liverwurst sandwich on rye bread with arugula, tomato, red onion and Dijon mustard and two gherkin pickles on the side.

Cheerio sports !

Coin Toss's avatarCoin Toss

Good so far no one has Jinxed them self by claiming a jackpot that the numbers have not even been drawn for............,it has never worked for anyone here, think about it.

ShagE3

Ques: would you rather win Powerball or mega millions  and find out the next morning that your great aunt Hildegard passed away during a bunjee jump gone awry or would you rather lose out on the jackpot and enjoy aunt Hildegard's company for the remainder of her life ....  a whooping three months ?

JustMaybe

Quote: Originally posted by ShagE3 on Mar 24, 2024

There once was a Shag named E3

He wanted a little more m o n e y

He bought him some tickets for mm and PB

And hopes for a winning jackpot or two, yippee

But alas for the time being

He will be eating a liverwurst sandwich on rye bread with arugula, tomato, red onion and Dijon mustard and two gherkin pickles on the side.

Cheerio sports !

I keep some money for steak - I don't give it all away 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

JustMaybe

Quote: Originally posted by Coin Toss on Mar 24, 2024

Good so far no one has Jinxed them self by claiming a jackpot that the numbers have not even been drawn for............,it has never worked for anyone here, think about it.

"it has never worked for anyone here, think about it."

Maybe it has, they just did not say it - majority have an alias like Coin Toss - there is no telling that Coin Toss has not won a jackpot before 🤷🏾‍♂️

JustMaybe

Quote: Originally posted by ShagE3 on Mar 24, 2024

Ques: would you rather win Powerball or mega millions  and find out the next morning that your great aunt Hildegard passed away during a bunjee jump gone awry or would you rather lose out on the jackpot and enjoy aunt Hildegard's company for the remainder of her life ....  a whooping three months ?

Let me win the jackpot.

I promise to buy aunt Hildegard a mahogany coffin, the biggest wreath, a limousine hearse and a marble head stone.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Did I miss something on that list???

hearsetrax's avatarhearsetrax

🍾

to the possibilities !!

best of luck to us all

Bleudog101

OTOH if California had legalized sports betting, Oshani's interpreter would not in hot water right now.

Their coffers would really be bursting if it ever was addressed there---don't know about that!

KY Floyd's avatarKY Floyd

"do the two jackpots help or hinder the other as it pertains to lottomania? "

I'd think that not playing PB when the MM jackpot is $100 or $200 million higher would be the obvious strategy considering that the cost is the same and the odds are very close to being the same, but I've never noticed an obvious effect of one game on the other. Maybe when they're both really big and one gets hit a few people figure they should try their luck on the remaining one before it gets hit, too.

"would you rather lose out on the jackpot and enjoy aunt Hildegard's company "

I no longer have any aunts, but my mother is past 90 and  has a bit of dementia. Isn't biting the bullet the least she could do for her favorite son?

ShagE3

Hey folks. ..... I have some bad news to report.

I didn't win anything tonight.

I had one number (not the Powerball) on my four tickets.

I sincerely apologize for letting you all down.

I'll make a better effort to win next time

So so sorry

CDanaT's avatarCDanaT

Had the 7 & 11........nothing else......Onward we  go for Tue & Wed...Good luck to all.

PrisonerSix

Quote: Originally posted by ShagE3 on Mar 25, 2024

Hey folks. ..... I have some bad news to report.

I didn't win anything tonight.

I had one number (not the Powerball) on my four tickets.

I sincerely apologize for letting you all down.

I'll make a better effort to win next time

So so sorry

Nobody else won either so it's now $865million!

TwoMillion

just some lucky numbers for yall:

good luck everyone!

24 46 49 62 66 7   
13 25 50 51 66 6 
2 16 31 57 64 24 
19 20 22 47 58 1 
2 49 50 61 70 14 
15 33 37 55 61 24 
6 18 26 27 49 4 
4 6 40 41 60 11     
5 45 55 58 68 7

DDBagger519

MM jackpot just increased to 1.12 billion.  35-36-45-50-55  15 MB.......good luck all.

Todd's avatarTodd

Quote: Originally posted by DDBagger519 on Mar 26, 2024

MM jackpot just increased to 1.12 billion.  35-36-45-50-55  15 MB.......good luck all.

Interestingly, it appears the official Mega Millions website got it wrong.  The actual estimate for tonight is $1.13 billion, not $1.12 billion. That's a difference of $10,000,000, so not insignificant.

I will cross-post this on the Powerball story too, since there's discussion about it there.

CDanaT's avatarCDanaT

Its only a measly $10 MILL....just a mild flexing under the economy...it's all good,nothing to see here folks.

PrisonerSix

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on Mar 26, 2024

Interestingly, it appears the official Mega Millions website got it wrong.  The actual estimate for tonight is $1.13 billion, not $1.12 billion. That's a difference of $10,000,000, so not insignificant.

I will cross-post this on the Powerball story too, since there's discussion about it there.

Louisiana Lottery says it's $1.13 billion. I picked up my tickets over the weekend.

Todd's avatarTodd

Quote: Originally posted by PrisonerSix on Mar 26, 2024

Louisiana Lottery says it's $1.13 billion. I picked up my tickets over the weekend.

Looks like they found and fixed the problem.  Good luck tonight! 🍀 🤞

TwoMillion

I think two teenies would be drawn tonight.

JustMaybe

Got my ticket, that's all I need.

Good luck to us all.

PrisonerSix

Bought 5 lines and didn't match a single number on any of them.

I have 4 lines for Powerball tomorrow night.

Hopefully that will hit something.

CDanaT's avatarCDanaT

Had the Megaball(4) all by its lonesome and nothing else to write home about.   


ONTOOOOOOO THE POWERBALL !!!! 

Good luck to all

PrisonerSix

Quote: Originally posted by CDanaT on Mar 27, 2024

Had the Megaball(4) all by its lonesome and nothing else to write home about.   


ONTOOOOOOO THE POWERBALL !!!! 

Good luck to all

I wonder if the jackpot will go higher before tonight.

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