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Mega Millions Jackpot Is Currently The 6th Largest Prize Ever

Author Rob Tanner

According to WCNC Charlotte, the Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday night is making its way up the record books.

The Mega Millions jackpot prize is currently estimated to be $1.1 billion and it will be up for grabs Tuesday night. This will give lottery players a chance to snap out of an unlucky steak that has lasted for months.

Tuesday’s jackpot was originally announced to have a $1.05 billion prize. However, the lottery raised to $1.1 billion just hours before the drawing.

The Mega Millions jackpot hasn’t been won since April 18. This has allowed it to roll over multiple times until it reached its current status of being tied as the sixth-largest in U.S. history. Tuesday night’s drawing will be the 30th time since someone has actually won the jackpot.

The reason for it being such a long time since someone has one comes down to bad luck and terrible odds. The chance of winning the jackpot is 1 in 302.6 million. The odds of winning smaller prizes, however, are much better.

The $1.1 billion jackpot is for an individual winner who can choose to collect their prize annually with annual payments for over 30 years, or someone who chooses a lump sum and would receive around $550.2 million.

The winners would also have to pay federal taxes and many states also collect tax lottery winnings.

Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Largest Mega Millions Jackpots In Order

  1. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
  2. $1.348 billion Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket, from Maine)
  3. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)
  4. EST. $1.1 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 1, 2023
  5. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)
  6. $656 million, Mega Millions, March 30, 2012 (three tickets, from Illinois, Kansas and Maryland)
  7. $648 million, Mega Millions, Dec. 17, 2013 (two tickets, from California and Georgia)
  8. $543 million, Mega Millions, July 24, 2018 (one ticket, from California)
  9. $536 million, Mega Millions, July 8, 2016 (one ticket, from Indiana)
  10. $533 million, Mega Millions, March 30, 2018 (one ticket, from New Jersey)

How Americans Play Lottery and What They’d Do If They Won

Tonight is the big night people.  It is the Mega Millions drawing and Americans are ready to win the money! What if you won the lottery? My first thing would be paying off my bills, putting some away, and then most likely I would take a vacation.

The US has had a handful of record-setting lottery jackpots this year, and Americans are looking to get in on the action. A new report shows nearly a quarter of Americans play the lottery at least once a month, and almost half (44%) say they play more when there’s a big jackpot on the line.

Those who do strike it rich often try to keep the winnings quiet. 83% of Americans say they wouldn’t want to tell others if they won. Significant others are in luck though – people say they’d give their SO a little more than 25%, but also said they’d expect more than 25% if the roles were reversed. You can take a look at the full report here.

  • Nearly 50% say they would need to win at least $4 million in order to quit their job

  • Top purchases after winning: home, vacation, car

  • 70% would take winnings as a lump sum

    Lottery Stats

  • 2 out of 5 would invest in crypto currency

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Country 103.7’s funniest guy in town is none other than Rob Tanner with Tanner in the Morning! Rob Tanner has been the host of WSOC-FM's Tanner in the Morning Show in Charlotte, NC for 20 years. The show was named the 2018 ACM Major Market Personalities of the Year. He is well-versed in all topics in country music. Tanner also is a sports junkie who writes about any Carolina sports team, and he and his wife Missy spend most of their down exploring theme parks. He writes Disney insider content.

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