$540 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot raised on huge sales

Comment #120

noise-gate — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 17:07:42 GMT

Well it looks like you not the winner here. Now had you taken my advice and went along with the idea of a 3 way split, you could be chirping this morning.

Comment #119

jacintasc — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 11:49:05 GMT

I guess so, but I'm being serious, I guess PB will be the game to play as it appears to be able to recover better

Comment #118

hearsetrax — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 11:39:42 GMT

Comment #117

jacintasc — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 11:26:39 GMT

I wouldn't be surprised if MM doesn't get big again for another 3-4 YEARS due to poor sales.

Comment #116

hearsetrax — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 11:26:02 GMT

congrats 2 the winner/s

may they spend wisely and enjoy themselves

Comment #115

MaximumMillions — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 09:50:44 GMT

That is one fat jackpot for a single winner, hope they didn't have a heart attack on comparing numbers.

Comment #114

Bleudog101 — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 09:03:55 GMT

Somewhere buried in all these posts was someone from Indiana who said that state would win and that state did! Congratulations, and of course, NJ had another million dollar winner unless they were among the three that bought Megaplier to up the ante. Never did get my Indiana ticket

Comment #113

LottoMetro — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 05:23:52 GMT

Comment #112

Six balls — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 05:05:03 GMT

CA lottery is reporting one winner in Indiana.

Hope it's one of my relatives (and that they're feeling generous

Comment #111

LOTTOKING2016 — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:54:16 GMT

My 4 separate QP bought 3 different days brought nothing...Just 1 number match on 1

Comment #110

Kingofearth — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:51:04 GMT

I had 4 other tickets self picked and i was rushing so i just wrote down 6 numbers that weren't on any of the others.

Comment #109

Kingofearth — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:50:00 GMT

Comment #108

alexnt55 — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:49:12 GMT

Someone had a winning ticket sold in Indiana

Comment #107

LOTTOKING2016 — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:48:34 GMT

Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Do the -,+,-

Did u use ur strategy or just random

Comment #106

Guest — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:48:09 GMT

Someone won.

Comment #105

Kingofearth — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:45:48 GMT

Yep. I'm still holding out hope. I'm gonna if someone wins this tonight.

Comment #104

Guest — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:45:41 GMT

the jackpot change 15 million on mega million website.

Comment #103

Original Bey — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:45:14 GMT

Single Winner

Comment #102

Guest — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:44:59 GMT

Someone won

Comment #101

Kingofearth — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:43:24 GMT

I'm still holding out hope that i can use it for 5 free tickets for the 640M jackpot. If someone wins tonight, i'm going to .

Comment #100

Kingofearth — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:41:12 GMT

Thanks. 640M HERE I COME

Comment #99

Guest — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:37:47 GMT

You can read on Twitter. So far no one claim a winner.

no one doing photoshop like powerball 1.5 billion jackpot.

Comment #98

BBLL — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:35:36 GMT

Good

Comment #97

Guest — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:33:11 GMT

No winner in California for mega million.

Comment #96

quicksloth35 — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:06:50 GMT

Congrats King! I have had several of those over the past few months. It is awesome / frustrating

Comment #95

golfer1960 — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:03:59 GMT

I have a feeling someone is gonna win it tonight.

Comment #94

golfer1960 — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 03:56:56 GMT

Yo King, look at my ticket!!

03-08-13-19-23 *05

We both matched the same three numbers and won $5.00!

I will now go weep...

Comment #93

grwurston — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 03:54:49 GMT

So close, yet so far. Congrats!!! At least you got something.

Comment #92

Kingofearth — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 03:49:33 GMT

One of my self picked tickets : 8-19-21-54-74-5.

I don't know whether i should laugh, cry or be grateful that i got some money.

Comment #91

Kyle7824 — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 03:29:49 GMT

Happened on the 21st also... #21 in the 5 balls...

Comment #90

Kyle7824 — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 03:25:31 GMT

Oh look #8 on the 8th ... Random yea right...

Comment #89

Original Bey — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 03:25:16 GMT

Three of the white balls drawn tonight came from the previous 3 drawings.

Comment #88

Albeone — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 03:20:18 GMT

If anyone did win, it was likely off a quick pick.

Comment #87

lookingforca$h — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 03:18:41 GMT

8-19-20-55-73/5

I don't think anyone won it tonight

Comment #86

Original Bey — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 03:18:00 GMT

08 19 20 55 73 *05

Comment #85

Todd — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 03:03:22 GMT

If nobody wins tonight the initial jackpot estimate for Tuesday will be $630 million.

Comment #84

golfer1960 — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 02:47:10 GMT

Comment #83

lookingforca$h — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 01:48:11 GMT

If I win , I can't imagine I'll survive the shock

if only a million - laughing all the way to the bank

if not- I'll still have 4 draws

Comment #82

BBLL — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 01:24:45 GMT

I'm going into hidden out of the country

Comment #81

BBLL — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 01:23:38 GMT

Why do ever news and yahoo all say that if you take the lump sum you only are getting less than what usamega have on their site

Comment #80

Suzy-Dittlenose — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 01:18:25 GMT

If my husband and I win tonight we're going to change our names to Mr. Mrs. Smith. Let the media and nosy-rosies try to locate us.....

Comment #79

Drenick1 — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 00:25:59 GMT

Just got two more QP's at different locations and no lines.

Comment #78

Drenick1 — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 00:24:53 GMT

A while ago I had read a story about someone who won two lottery jackpots (Not MM or PB) I think they were both under a million dollars and they stated the odds of that happening was like several billions to one. PCH offers their 5k per week cash for life prize and has yet to pick a winner and the odds are 1.6 billion to one. All you see are the folks who won less than a million during their commercials.

Comment #77

jacintasc — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 00:17:11 GMT

Are there long lines out there? I didn't play.

Comment #76

PrisonerSix — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 22:29:18 GMT

I remember him and I used to watch him on every drawing. These days, I get my numbers on my phone, tablet, or PC.

Comment #75

Thegreenpirate — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 22:21:32 GMT

No because if you are vibrating correctly and you are in that state then it will be for you.

Comment #74

KY Floyd — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 22:11:23 GMT

Every ticket has the same chance. If any of the people who previously won PB or MM as tickets for this drawing they've got the same chance as everyone else. If you and 100 previous winners each have one ticket, then the chances of a previous winner winning again are 100 times better than your chances.

Comment #73

SWS050 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 21:23:47 GMT

Good luck to all.

Comment #72

jacintasc — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 21:21:28 GMT

Interesting. Any statisticians out there that can provide the odds?

Wouldn't it be wild if Cynthia Stafford or the Tennessee Billion PB winners win again? or Marie Holmes

Comment #71

Drenick1 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 20:22:19 GMT

Odds of someone winning either a MM or PB jackpot twice is most likely in the tens of billions to one. It has never happened and I doubt it ever will.

Comment #70

jacintasc — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 19:30:30 GMT

What are the chances that somebody that already won MM or PB winning again

Comment #69

Drenick1 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:53:59 GMT

I think you speak for everyone who forked over a dollar for this jackpot....all 80 million of them.

Comment #68

BBLL — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:47:53 GMT

Me too

Comment #67

Kyle7824 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:43:48 GMT

well... In it to win it ...

Comment #66

Drenick1 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:16:16 GMT

Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Don't wait up to see the drawing and just have a good night sleep dreaming about your reaction as you are triple checking your winning ticket... at least that is what I intend to do

Comment #65

RJOh — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:12:59 GMT

If I win tonight:

If I lose tonight:

I'll be happy to have had a chance to win .54 Billion dollars with $1

Comment #64

Drenick1 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:08:36 GMT

Does this mean anyone who fits that profile should wait a few more draws before taking a flight to Arizona to purchase their ticket

Comment #63

RedStang — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:58:14 GMT

They'll probably raise it again. Got tickets after midnight and a guy followed me in and also got tickets so i can't imagine what they'll sell today.

Comment #62

Kingofearth — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:30:24 GMT

If i win tonight:

If i lose tonight and no one wins it:

If i lose tonight and someone wins it:

The less people who know i have hundreds of millions the better, until I claim it and put it somewhere safe.

Comment #61

music* — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:25:11 GMT

LOL. I will remind myself that it is all for entertainment and it is only a game.

Comment #60

golfer1960 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:20:51 GMT

If I win tonight:

If I lose tonight

Comment #59

Thegreenpirate — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 16:37:03 GMT

I predict with the power vested in me that this winner will be young and they will be the biggest single lottery prize winner ever. The Jackpot will be paid

to Arizona and the winner will be the biggest single lottery winner ever in the world of $729,000,000.00

Comment #58

LiveInGreenBay — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 16:26:54 GMT

I'd be more than happy with 5 of 5 for a million! Good luck people.

Comment #57

gocart1 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 15:43:00 GMT

...... THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING..HOLY COW

Comment #56

noise-gate — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:50:55 GMT

All the best for tonight people.

Comment #55

fwlawrence — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:02:59 GMT

I do not look forward to winter. My brother-in-law looks forward to deer season though

Comment #54

quicksloth35 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:41:37 GMT

Gettin' my tickets later today! Good luck all

Comment #53

helpmewin — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:17:35 GMT

They get it other ways

Comment #52

helpmewin — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:14:20 GMT

Comment #51

dpoly1 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 12:58:15 GMT

We don't pay State income tax on lottery winnings in Pennsylvania

Comment #50

Kyle7824 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:30:44 GMT

Madness

Comment #49

KY Floyd — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 07:12:02 GMT

As already noted, the cash value is about $9 million more than the cash prize won by Gloria McKenzie. The size of the check that gets written, and how much a single winner actually nets are still unknown. McKenzie should have netted at least $224 million. Even with a somewhat bigger (current) cash value Pennsylvania's state income tax of 3.07% (lowest in the country) would result in a net of about $218 million. Here in NY I'd be looking at about 196.

Of course the final total will probably be... [ More ]

Comment #48

Brcebrce — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 06:14:16 GMT

Anyone else get in a pool at work when it gets to be a huge number like this? I'm realistic, I don't think we will win, but we draw up a contract just in case.

Comment #47

Kingofearth — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 03:36:48 GMT

I'm like 90% sure that is a sole winner chooses annuity, that would be the largest annuity ever awarded. I know there was someone in Cali who choose the annuity for a 200M jackpot, and i'm pretty sure that's the current record

Comment #46

BBLL — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 03:36:36 GMT

ONE TICKET

ONE WINNER

Comment #45

music* — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 01:37:24 GMT

Thank You, Teddi, for your update. I hope you win this jackpot Friday night

Comment #44

Teddi — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 01:12:23 GMT

Gloria's jp never made it to $599M and she took the cash sum of $370M, which is already less than this jp's $380M, not to mention that she split it with her son, so yes, if one person won this jackpot and chose the CV, he/she will receive the largest individual lottery sum in US history.

Comment #43

Groppo — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:51:05 GMT

.

Mr Larry3100,

I understand what you're saying.

The odds are ridiculous, and have been so, for a while.

I've been saying the best lotto would be won every month.

How? By having the Federal Gov't involved.

It would work this way:

Every week, the Feds collect $1 from each USA person. Then, at the end of the month,

a lotto is held. And bingo!

One lucky person is the winner. AND only one winner. Once you win, no more.

But, as far as not getting excited until the lotto... [ More ]

Comment #42

faber98 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:38:32 GMT

of course they do. maybe a younger person shouldn't but they do. if that's the case why bother with this list showing daily the all time annuity payouts if no one ever takes the annuity. the daily article on the jackpot amount is fine but to scroll down past that list to read it is getting annoying.

Comment #41

LottoMetro — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:31:24 GMT

By my estimates we are entering the 99th percentile for total sales in this game so I do not anticipate much longer before winner.........

P. S. Bought my first lotto ticket since the Powerbillions event earlier this year

Comment #40

Bleudog101 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:31:16 GMT

May have to cross the Ohio River and play your Indiana lotteries. If I'm not mistaken Indianais #1 for Powerball JACKPOT winners.

Comment #39

Bleudog101 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:30:04 GMT

Ich Liebe Deutschland. Was stationed there Oct 88-Feb 92 Nuernberg. Too tired to remember much Deutsch right now. Machen Sie Urlaub comes to mind.

Comment #38

WinWinChicDin — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:17:36 GMT

The first thing I would do after receiving the money is set up the save Tom Hiddleston foundation .....

That will be my charitable contribution to society....

Comment #37

noise-gate — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:08:39 GMT

Plans set in stone Music. I would take a vacation to Germany home of my Ancestors. Still have family there. I would also push my Attorneys in front of the cameras to answer any jackpot questions while I frolick with the Mrs in Europe beyond. Attorneys love the attention, it's good for their business, let them lap it up.

Comment #36

msharkey2001 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:05:50 GMT

Yes it will be if they choose the cash option, beating the previous record of $370 by the elderly woman in Florida who was the only winner of that big PB jackpot a few years back.

Comment #35

music* — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:01:09 GMT

I know that you have plans on leaving the scene and then plan your life. I hope that your dreams come true.

Are you planning on vacationing before your claim your prize or after

Comment #34

noise-gate — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 23:57:20 GMT

l'm ready to go off into way early retirement. Do it, do it baby

Comment #33

QuickDrawDude — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 23:46:38 GMT

We are overdue for a big hit in Indiana with both the MM and PB. I know just the place to get my ticket.

Comment #32

music* — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 23:41:18 GMT

what percentage of winners took the cash Have you viewed www.powerball.com or www.megamillions.com ? It is very rare for a winner to take the annuity. Most choose CASH.

Comment #31

music* — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 23:35:17 GMT

I live in Fresno,CA Your check will be written out for $285,000,000.00 You will still owe the IRS another 14.6%. You should check with your tax attorney about which number to multiply the 14.6% with. I think it is the cash value of $380 million

Gloria C. MacKenzie of Florida won a jackpot of $599 million all by herself. Use the Search box and find her.

Comment #30

larmanya — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 23:19:25 GMT

So if this jackpot is won by one person, will it be the single largest lottery check ever written to one individual?

Makes me wish I lived in a state that allowed anonymity. At least it's state-tax-free here.

Comment #29

faber98 — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 23:01:57 GMT

explain drenick why is it helpful. if you win one they are going to tell you what the annuity and cash value is for that one and you can't change it. so why do the previous ones matter. the actual amount publicized every time is going to drive sales, not what place it is now in all time. i guess it is somewhat interesting to look at the list but it being helpful is a stretch.

Comment #28

faber98 — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:34:01 GMT

i'm sure anyone who won one of the top 25 jackpots isn't on here observing whether they have slipped down a notch on the list. more interesting would be what percentage of winners took the cash rather than listing the amounts over and over again. we know already what the winning amounts were in the past. thus redundant.

Comment #27

dpoly1 — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:31:55 GMT

There was a $1,000,000 Mega Millions Winner in a small community just north of where I live on Tuesday!

Here's hoping that the Jackpot on Friday is won just a little south of there LOL

Comment #26

faber98 — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:24:38 GMT

i know your jesting larry but the publicity that would entail with a single billion dollar winner would be too overwhelming for anyone to absorb and handle.

Comment #25

Drenick1 — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:23:22 GMT

I think it's quite helpful as it showcases annuity and cash values from previous jackpots. Besides, anyone who won a top 25 jackpot is probably too busy enjoying life to care whether or not a top 25 list is annoying.

Comment #24

PrisonerSix — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:22:56 GMT

I picked up an extra ticket today. We can all only hope.

Comment #23

faber98 — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:17:49 GMT

the list is redundant. the only one that matters is the current one unless you are one of the ones who won one.

Comment #22

Kingofearth — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:12:53 GMT

Comment #21

Drenick1 — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:03:20 GMT

I get your point. Pretty hard to dream about a measly $540 million jackpot. In the meantime, I will continue to buy tickets as this jackpot marches on.