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      $363 Million Jackpot At Stake In Mega Millions As Dry Spell Hits Seven Weeks

      The annuity estimate of $363 million would be the 27th largest jackpot in the 22-year history of the Mega Millions lottery game.

      By Eric Raskin

      Last updated: May 17, 2024

      2 min

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      The ballooning Mega Millions jackpot is still a long way from record-setting range, but it’s safely into “you’ll never have to work another day in your life” territory.

      Tuesday night’s drawing has an estimated jackpot of $363 million, with a lump-sum cash option of $166.9 million. After taxes, that should still equate, depending on which state a winner lives in, to around $100 million. Invested prudently, that ought to be more than enough to tell the boss to kiss your behind goodbye.

      The annuity estimate of $363 million would be the 27th largest jackpot in the 22-year history of the Mega Millions lottery game. Mega Millions debuted in 2002, and up until March 2007, $363 million would have represented a record.

      The jackpot was last won on March 26 — for $1.13 billion. Tuesday night will mark seven weeks and 14 draws since that massive payout.

      TGIF?

      The most recent Mega Millions drawing, on Friday, saw neither a six-for-six jackpot winner (for an estimated $331 million) nor a single all-five-white-balls million-dollar prize winner.

      The numbers drawn Friday were 13 (a number plenty of lottery enthusiasts avoid when picking their own digits), 22, 26, 32, and 65, with a gold Mega Ball of 18.

      Lottery Geeks estimates that about 17.3 million tickets were purchased for that Mega Millions draw.

      Tickets, costing $2 (though a price hike to $5 is coming), are available in 45 of the 50 states (all but Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah), as well as in Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

      Now I know who has my winning mega millions ticket ?? pic.twitter.com/OyPEjBMDhL

      — Jersey Girl ????? (@JerseyGirl1196) May 13, 2024

      Slow Powerball news week

      Over on the Powerball side of the street, since the $215 million jackpot was claimed in Florida last Monday, May 6, the three subsequent drawings have produced just one millionaire — a player in Michigan last Wednesday.

      Both the Saturday draw and this Monday’s draw went “oh-fer” on Match 5 winners.

      The most recent draw, Monday, featured the numbers 5, 14, 29, 38, and 66, with a red Powerball of 1. The estimated jackpot was at $48 million for that one.

      For Wednesday’s Powerball draw, that jackpot nudges up to $59 million, with an estimated cash value of $27.6 million.

      Opinions are likely to vary on whether that’s quit-your-job money after taxes.

      All-Time Biggest Jackpots

      Here is a list of the all-time top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots:

      1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022, won in California
      2. $1.76 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023, won in California
      3. $1.6 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023, won in Florida
      4. $1.59 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016, won in California, Florida, and Tennessee
      5. $1.54 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018, won in South Carolina
      6. $1.35 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023, won in Maine
      7. $1.34 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022, won in Illinois
      8. $1.33 billion, Powerball, April 6, 2024, won in Oregon
      9. $1.13 billion, Mega Millions, March 26, 2024, won in New Jersey
      10. $1.08 billion, Powerball, July 19, 2023, won in California

      And here’s the all-time top 10 by lump-sum cash value:

      1. $997.6 million, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022, won in California
      2. $983.5 million, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016, won in California, Florida, and Tennessee
      3. $877.8 million, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018, won in South Carolina
      4. $794.2 million, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023, won in Florida
      5. $780.5 million, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022, won in Illinois
      6. $776.6 million, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021, won in Michigan
      7. $774.1 million, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023, won in California
      8. $723.5 million, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023, won in Maine
      9. $621 million, Powerball, April 6, 2024, won in Oregon
      10. $558.1 million, Powerball, July 19, 2023, won in California

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