$750 MILLION: Second-largest Mega Millions jackpot in history to be drawn Friday

Comment #54

CDanaT — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:52:59 GMT

whistling theme from Rawhide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8axrNsJ-9g

Comment #53

fellini — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:26:57 GMT

850 million

Comment #52

BBLL — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 05:24:09 GMT

Nobody on tonight

Comment #51

winoneday — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 02:52:19 GMT

Why? Because ticket sales were not high enough to warrant raising the jackpot.

The size of the jackpot is dependent upon ticket sales.

Comment #50

scarchelli — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 02:10:07 GMT

Is this really not going to get raised? If someone wins tonight, will it get to $770 at least so it's the third largest ever

Comment #49

hsg2000 — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 01:41:59 GMT

They did not increase the Jackpot from $750 M and up?

What happened and why?

I wanted to buy when it got above $ 1 Billion to see the grasp the public had !!!!

HSG

Comment #48

KY Floyd — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:34:29 GMT

Is that the full amount of money a person will receive ?

It should be fairly close. If you win that kind of money you'll be in the highest tax bracket for both federal and (any) state income tax. Those tax brackets won't apply to 100% of your income, but when your income is several million they come fairly close.

Those figures don't account for any other income you have, all of which shifts more of any winning into higher brackets. If you have a high enough income from other sources then... [ More ]

Comment #47

noise-gate — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:53:24 GMT

Hey Wesher, l know you had previously said that you would be happy winning $50,000. l wish you win at the very least $5,000,000.

Comment #46

weshar75 — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:49:58 GMT

I would gladly pay taxes on this big jackpot if I was one of the winners. It sure would be a headache I would like to have in my life.-weshar75

Comment #45

BBLL — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:22:35 GMT

Exactly

Comment #44

brees2012 — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:27:53 GMT

Jackpot Analysis Your Net Amount is that the TRUE AMOUNT?

Is that the full amount of money a person will receive

Comment #43

benjibanks — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 21:26:06 GMT

I am going to play this weekend, but I hope it rolls. I want to see another billion dollar jackpot.

Comment #42

HaveABall — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:53:17 GMT

Suzy-Dittlenose , yes I think you're right there! Hopefully everybody is adding the multiplier to both their mega millions and Powerball row of numbers.

Concerning the increase in to highest income tax bracket percentages, you are wrong about this year, as the amounts we're fixed by our current president and administration. Yet, as usual, come October, the new president and administration will change them. The party has already expressed, several times, increasing to the much higher % increas... [ More ]

Comment #41

hsg2000 — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:57:21 GMT

I was wondering what happened, people aren't buying tickets today heavy so as to increase the MM Jackpot price from $750 M to 775 M

Comment #40

LottoMetro — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:27:58 GMT

Bucees....gas....snacks.....and occasional assaults...........

Comment #39

LottoMetro — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:22:40 GMT

I will be a participant in this drawing.

Comment #38

paymentplan-man — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:15:34 GMT

Can we try to keep politics off this forum please and thank you

Comment #37

hearsetrax — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:09:47 GMT

Comment #36

TheMeatman2005 — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:01:22 GMT

While some players choose the bigger jackpot , there are those of us that know that it's harder to hit MM than it is to hit PB.

Odds for MM are 1 in 302,575,350, while odds for PB are 1 in 292,201,338.00.

Either way, I wouldn't mind one or the other grand or second prize.

Comment #35

Suzy-Dittlenose — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:23:20 GMT

It's been almost ten months since I last purchased a MegaMillions ticket. Saw on the news how big the jackpot(s) are, so tomorrow I'm buying MM and PB.

Tax rates for this year will be going up under the China-Biden regime. The 37% is gone and will likely be above 40%.

Comment #34

EnReval — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 05:32:43 GMT

Now we at $640mil

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EnReval — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 05:32:05 GMT

Thank you, wow

Comment #32

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:51:09 GMT

If you haven't been up here lately, you wont recognize 114 at I-35 by Tx Motor Speedway.

Used to be nothing except the track. Now there's all kinds of shops, restaurants, even a Bucee's. A lot of new homes built between 35 and the high school.

Comment #31

EnReval — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:50:46 GMT

PB only went up $6mil

Comment #30

HaveABall — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:33:08 GMT

Tell us, did you win the Powerball jackpot tonight? So, are you going to buy an automatic stand up spray tanner machine as one of your first big purchases or what

Comment #29

HaveABall — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:20:11 GMT

Wow, turns out that the Powerball jackpot estimate was only increased $1.7 million dollars just before the drawing

Comment #28

MsBee18 — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 03:58:09 GMT

Right now MM and PB are competing for sales. Some players choose the bigger jackpot. Saturday's PB drawing came out much higher than the advertised jackpot. Tonight's PB jackpot will probably be 570 million at the end of total count.

Comment #27

flipper1028 — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 03:39:47 GMT

I am thinking the same thing.

Mega grows twice in one day yet PB hasn't moved once and is crawling up.

Comment #26

Unluckyone — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 03:24:27 GMT

PB has been growing much slower than MM as of late. If no one hits PB tonight the jackpot will be $640 million with a cash value of $478.7 million.

Comment #25

Unluckyone — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 03:22:18 GMT

I have visited friends in Newport Beach and no ski slopes near that area. My friends fly up to Tahoe or Utah to enjoy the snow. Even Mammoth resort is over 350 miles away. A ski resort is a 2-3 hour flight from TX or even Florida.

Comment #24

HaveABall — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 02:38:45 GMT

Is anybody else super surprised that the Powerball jackpot estimate hasn't been increased yet

Comment #23

EnReval — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 01:28:04 GMT

Hey, I used to live off Hey 170 next to Cabela's.

nice area, love riding looking at homes off Dove Rd

good luck to ya

Comment #22

hsg2000 — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:51:45 GMT

I will be in the hills in NC it is comfy and peaceful

Comment #21

Bleudog101 — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:46:49 GMT

Though it gets tons of snow, I'd love to live near Lake Tahoe...but not Reno NV unless in the old section

Comment #20

noise-gate — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:17:23 GMT

Right, but everyone has to live somewhere you know. Plus the thing is you can't find Ski slopes in Florida, Texas or Tennessee. Let you in on a little secret, if you live out here, mind your own business brush off the , you'll do just fine.

Comment #19

rcbbuckeye — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:45:15 GMT

That place is just a few miles from where I live. No, I do not live in Westlake. Maybe if I win MM or PB.

On second thought, naw. It's very nice in Westlake, but not my style.

Comment #18

Unluckyone — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:40:40 GMT

Nice looking house for $3 million

Comment #17

Unluckyone — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:34:26 GMT

Same here, you couldn't get me to live in Comifornia no matter how nice the house is. Florida, TN or TX would be much better options.

Comment #16

JSeattle — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:44:04 GMT

I don't think it will ever go back to 40mil start and the climb is much slower as fewer people are playing at lower levels. It took almost 4.5 months to get here.

Comment #15

JSeattle — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:40:50 GMT

How do you know top rates won't change? The Democrats who can pass it without any republicans are floating 39.6 to 42 THIS year.

Comment #14

KY Floyd — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:09:12 GMT

If I win, I will use it all to buy just this house

Don't rush into it. Last February the guy was talking about a $500 million price tag. Maybe by summer it will be available for 250.

Besides, even with a bump to 800 million, no state income tax, and top federal rates staying at 37% for 2021 you wouldn't take home more than $370 million. Once you factor in closing costs and ongoing maintenance either you couldn't afford it or your standard of living wouldn't be significantly better than it... [ More ]

Comment #13

Bilionario — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:44:53 GMT

Time for a Lottery Post member to make a bit of history.

Comment #12

hearsetrax — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:19:22 GMT

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EnReval — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:46:05 GMT

I saw that yesterday, nice --don't know about that big white sculpture.

mine will be and thanks for letting me dream today

https://www.luxuryportfolio.com/Property/westlake-properties-impeccably-designed-residence/WYVP

Comment #10

rcbbuckeye — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:41:57 GMT

LOL. You can have it. You couldn't pay me to live in LA or California.

I would take a nice place in the Texas Hill Country. Quiet and no neighbors.

Comment #9

Toronto — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:16:40 GMT

If I win, I will use it all to buy just this house

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/the-worlds-largest-and-priciest-home-is-ready-for-its-close-up

Comment #8

noise-gate — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:27:52 GMT

Marvellous, simply marvellous!

* Is the 4th paragraph a date typo

Comment #7

EnReval — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:14:41 GMT

We are still in unprecedented times so you may be right!

would help a lot of people

Comment #6

EnReval — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:12:55 GMT

Funny! I would like to not have a PB winner then things will get frantic! This is a good way for 2021 to start

Now they should take it back to starting at $40milif it had started T $40mil, we would be over $900mil by now

Comment #5

frank0sport16 — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:03:20 GMT

Incomprehensible Prediction -- After 34 no-winner draws, I predict that draw-35 will have TWENTY (20) winning tickets.

Hey, why not? Odds may be against it, but then sometimes the odds can be defied!

Thanx-A-Lot. Play Responsibly. Stay Safe and Well.

Comment #4

jjtheprince14 — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:14:25 GMT

I say we'll see it roll till we have about a $15-$20 BILLION jackpot. We have ran out of winners.

Comment #3

MsBee18 — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:10:24 GMT

I will play my same numbers from Tuesdays draw. Good luck everyone.

Comment #2

hearsetrax — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:56:27 GMT

to get some more tickets

going to be a most interesting start 4 2021 4 the winner/s

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:06:48 GMT

Plenty of time left to increase the jackpot!

Thank for posting Todd.

$750 MILLION: Second-largest Mega Millions jackpot in history to be drawn Friday

Lottery Post — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:01:57 GMT

Cash value worth more than a half-billion dollars

By Todd Northrop

After 34 drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game now boasts a swelling jackpot of three-quarters of a billion dollars that could instantly put someone among the wealthiest people on the planet.

When nobody won Tuesday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $750 million the largest since a $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot from an Oct. 2018 drawing was cl... [ More ]