When no one bought a winning ticket in Friday’s drawing, the jackpot climbed to $830 million.
When is the next Mega Millions drawing?
You have only hours until the next Mega Millions lottery drawing tonight—Tuesday, July 26 at 11 p.m. ET. Tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Buy your tickets now!
How much Mega Millions prize money do you get after taxes?
If you’re already planning how you’ll spend your winnings, remember that Uncle Sam will take his share off the top. The $830 million payout dwindles to a mere $487.9 million after taxes. The winner—or winners—also have the option to collect the money as annuity payments over 29 years.
What is the largest Mega Millions jackpot in history?
At $830 million, the current jackpot is the third largest Mega Millions payout in history—trailing two jackpots of over $1 billion each. The top prize to date in the game’s history was $1.537 billion awarded on Oct. 23, 2018, according to the Mega Millions website. One person bought the only winning ticket in South Carolina. The second largest jackpot was $1.05 billion—another single ticket winner from Michigan claimed the prize January 22, 2021. The biggest lottery prize ever goes to Powerball and its $1.586 billion jackpot. Three winning tickets for the January 13, 2016 drawing were sold in California, Florida, and Tennessee. So far in 2022, Mega Millions has only paid out four jackpots—one each in Tennessee, California, New York, and Minnesota. For Minnesota, the win was the state’s first-ever jackpot payout. Next, Your Chances of Winning the Lottery
