Did you experience an unprecedented fortune earlier in the year? As luck would have it, right before Hanukkah and Christmas, a large jackpot worth hundreds of millions of dollars was up for grabs for the Mega Millions.
Did you win? A cash option of $231 million followed months of rollovers for the Mega Million website, indicating a winning combination of 8-35-40-53-56, Mega Ball: 11, and Megaplier was 3.
How much was the Mega Millions lottery jackpot for Dec. 16?
$429 million with a cash option of $231 million
How long has Mega Millions been played over?
The Mega Millions jackpot rolled over since October 18. Before that, tickets were sold at a 7-Eleven in Fort Myers, Florida, and another was spent in California in the October 14 drawing. The winners of the jackpot split the $494 million prize among themselves.
What are the chances of winning Mega Millions?
According to the Mega Millions website, you have up to a 1 in 302,575,350 opportunity to match the complete set of white balls plus the gold Mega Ball. The prizes go from $2 (for matching the Mega Ball) to the giant jackpot, which varies.
Is $429 million the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history?
As enormous a sum of money as $429 million is, it’s not the largest sum in the world. The largest lottery prize pool ascended to $2,044 billion in November. The estimated jackpot was $1,900 million before the drawing, but ticket sales helped it rise to more than $2 billion after updated estimates. A single ticket bought in California won the grand prize.
Previously, the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history was won on January 13, 2016, in three separate draws in the state of California, the state of Florida, and the state of Tennessee, which split the grand prize prize of 1.586 billion US dollars.
What is the all-time biggest Powerball jackpot?
Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots as of Dec. 16, 2022:
- 10. $587.5 million — Nov. 28, 2012; Arizona and Missouri
- 9. $590.5 million — May 18, 2013; Florida
- 8. $632.6 million — Jan. 5, 2022; California and Wisconsin
- 7. $687.8 million — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa and New York
- 6. $699.8 million — Oct. 4, 2021; California
- 5. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland
- 4. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts
- 3. $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin
- 2. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida and Tennessee
- 1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California
What are the ten largest lottery jackpots of all time?
The following Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots made the Top 10 biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history, as of Dec. 16, 2022.
- 10. $687.8 million — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa and New York
- 9. $699.8 million — Oct. 4, 2021; California
- 8. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland
- 7. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts
- 6. $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin
- 5. $1.05 billion — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan
- 4. $1.337 billion — July 29, 2022; Illinois
- 3. $1.537 billion — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina
- 2. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida and Tennessee
- 1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California