$340 MILLION: Biggest Mega Millions lottery jackpot ever

Comment #36

Trained2beRich — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:53:05 GMT

i have 2 numbers Brad:

i (800)-WHO-AREu? and

1(800)-NO1-HOME.

Comment #35

Jill34786 — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:17:16 GMT

I am sure it's much easier/cheaper to play online but I am one of those that feels much better having the ticket in my possession, even a 400 mile round trip to Georgia (from Orlando area) won't seem that bad if the jackpot rolls over $400 million

Comment #34

Jill34786 — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:07:44 GMT

I was in the financial district. I had to catch a shuttle at 9:00 AM Sunday morning and only had an opportunity to walk a short stretch Just hoping it rolls over so that I take a drive to Georgia for Friday's drawing.

Comment #33

gatortom — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:57:54 GMT

I snuck off to Georgia Saturday afternoon and bought a couple hundred tickets. We put 100 in an 10 way group pick (evenly split, lawyer chosen) I am selling some for a buck or 2 extra for gas. If no one hits, I will go Wed as the line should be shorter. GL all

Comment #32

Toney725 — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:23:40 GMT

Mega Millions jackpot soars to $355 million for Tuesday's (3/6) drawing

From the GA website today.

Comment #31

JAG331 — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:04:34 GMT

I agree. New Yorkers love their lottery. There are also many retailers in CT, it just helps to be a local so you know where they're at.

Comment #30

KY Floyd — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:01:25 GMT

Idon't know where in NY you were, but even in suburban areas you usually only need to walk a short distance to the first deli or gas station that's also a convenience store, and they pretty much all have the official NY lottery sign in one of the windows. In West Virginia it seems like most lottery retailers have the offical WV powerball sign out front where it's very easy to see. When I'm in Kentucky it seems like the only way to find a retailer is to walk inside and ask or look for the machine... [ More ]

Comment #29

tony2222 — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:00:15 GMT

I plan to spend about 20 for tuesdays huge jackpot, it should be enough to cover all my predictions. I hope there is a few winning tickets so that the money gets to as many people as possible.

Comment #28

mylollipop — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:46:52 GMT

What states are anonymous

Comment #27

sirbrad — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:39:27 GMT

What is your phone number

Comment #26

MissNYC — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:12:05 GMT

Really? Where in NY did you stay? I always comment when I go to CT to play powerball that there are so many more places to play lotto in NY than in CT. I live 10 minutes outside NYC and there are lotto retailers every 10 feet. Would you consider playing online? I don't even know how I feel about that, but it's just a thought.

Comment #25

RJOh — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:34:49 GMT

People who pick their own numbers don't really care what everyone else thinks.

Comment #24

Jill34786 — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:28:23 GMT

From what I have read, most of the previous winners had chosen Quick Picks. I am sure there are many here that choose their own numbers but I just let the computer pick mine out.

Comment #23

Jill34786 — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:25:15 GMT

Flew back from NY Sunday and couldn't find a place that sold lottery tickets that morning Hopefully it won't hit on Tuesday and roll over so that I can take a little drive to Georgia so that I too an participate with the rest of you

Comment #22

sirbrad — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:50:56 GMT

Just the type of media the lottery wants, should bring in lots more sales. There seems to be a trend with record jackpots now. The match 6 is also the highest it has ever been. I wonder if the powerball will follow

Comment #21

shamrocks2 — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:45:33 GMT

What does everyone think, Quick Picks or pick your own #'s

Comment #20

Trained2beRich — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:41:29 GMT

damn. good thing I have one sibling. I would only share money with those who have intiated a phone call to me this year and guess what thats all on one hand.... I love playing MegaMillions its the only game I win money in Houston in the past year...anywhere from $3 to $600 dollars. May not sound like a lot but base on my lottery expense i am a little ahead. I play mostly ore or two dollars at a time.... but i think i may splurge but I want to jackpot to hit $622 million. dont ask me why but t... [ More ]

Comment #19

Jill34786 — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 13:14:27 GMT

17 siblings between the 2 of you Your family reunions must be something else

Comment #18

HiYoSilver — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 12:22:47 GMT

Even with the worse case scenario for taxes, someones walking away with over 100 million.

Between my wife and I we have 17 brothers and sisters, so winning this one would make a lot of millionaires.

Comment #17

Kidzmom — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 06:01:57 GMT

I will be on my way to Virginia monday morning

Comment #16

RJOh — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:28:41 GMT

Before Ohio had the MegaMillions Ohioans were winning PowerBall jackpots in Indiana and BigGame jackpots is Michigan. It's not where you play but what you play that make you a winner.

Comment #15

barbos — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:06:41 GMT

Well your daughter has a point - if you win it in Ohio you may claim it anonymously. Boy I wish Ohio was a little closer to California... looks like a lot of out-of-state residents go to buy it there considering how often winners bought tickets in Ohio.

Comment #14

Litebets27 — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 02:42:24 GMT

Funny, I live in a MegaMillion State, but as my daughter said to me this afternoon, we better go buy some tickets in Ohio if we want to win.

Winning at the Mega game is slim to no chance here, it seems.

Good Luck to all of you MegaMillion players in MARYLAND!

litebets

Comment #13

gocart1 — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 01:16:57 GMT

yea...... six numbers and my fingers crossed for four days.thanks missnyc..........city island the bronx here

Comment #12

Bradly_60 — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 01:05:34 GMT

This jackpot right here has the potential to be the new record holder. I mean they raised the jackpot almost $10,000,000 for the last drawing...and we are only $25 million away right now. Lots of hype now so maybe we will see another record on Tuesday. It would be amazing if it rolled again because it would be in unprecedented territory then....($400million)

B-rad

Comment #11

RJOh — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:52:23 GMT

You must live in a PowerBall state. I know the feeling because I live in Ohio about two hours from Indiana and feel the same when PowerBall jackpot is $200M+ and MegaMillions jackpot is -$25M.

Comment #10

codmander — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:33:02 GMT

scary $ overkill really one thing to win a mill collect 20k a year annuity another with that kinda scratch people kill for less definily scary --------------------------- but bring it on

Comment #9

tnlotto1 — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:31:49 GMT

i live in a powerball state but i may have to go down to georgia and take a shot at this megamillions jackpot because the whole country is excited about it now that it is a new record for megamillions.

Comment #8

nomoneybabe — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:21:03 GMT

For a long time, Mega stands at his true power!

We all have four days to dreaamm, four nice days...who cares what is going to happen after that!

Let's enjoy the present,....Let's dance

...come on ....GUYSS

Comment #7

starchild_45 — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:06:55 GMT

i hope you are so right. i would love to see it go up and maybe to 500 million. wow.

Comment #6

Guru101 — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:03:53 GMT

Darn, Ohio is 2 hours away from me. Looks like I'm not gonna play.

Comment #5

DoubleDown — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:57:20 GMT

I'm ready to look at my winning ticket Wednesday morning and :

, then I will wake up and

DD

Comment #4

justxploring — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:48:41 GMT

It seems so easy....6 numbers and your life changes.

I know exactly what you mean, MissNYC. That's why we keep buying lottery tickets! In fact, I said the same thing last night about a game with much lower odds and a considerably lower jackpot prize. FL has its own version called MegaMoney drawn on Tues Fri that has only 4 balls (1-44) and a MB (1-22) Yet nobody's won since the end of January. I'd have to go back to see how many drawings, but at least 9 or 10. (it doesn't roll past... [ More ]

Comment #3

Jill34786 — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:41:35 GMT

If no one wins on Tuesday, this will be the first jackpot over $400 million!

Wouldn't that be nice?

Good luck to everyone here

Comment #2

MissNYC — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:36:13 GMT

I can't belive nobody won Friday! In fact, less people won the second prize than in the drawing before. It seems so easy....6 numbers and your life changes. I'll be shocked if no one wins Tuesday, but it's nice that the mega millions FINALLY has a Mega jackpot again. This is what people want and why they play, regardless of the odds, I think almost anyone would take a chance at a large jackpot. What's crazy is that there is someone out there who has no idea that in less than a week, his or her l... [ More ]

Comment #1

JAG331 — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:59:23 GMT

Finally, there will be long lines at my favorite convenience store on the border, so I will have to go to a more out-of-the-way store.

$340 MILLION: Biggest Mega Millions lottery jackpot ever

Lottery Post — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:37:50 GMT

The $340 million jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions lottery drawing will be the largest since The Big Game became Mega Millions in May of 2002.

If The Big Game's jackpots are included, the Tuesday Mega Millions jackpot is the second-largest ever to The Big Game's record of $363 Million, set in May of 2000.

The only other lottery jackpots that are comparable to Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot are Powerball's $340 million jackpot on October 19, 2005 and the $365 million jackpot on February... [ More ]