Maybe We Should Let Justin Bieber Win The $90 Million Mega Millions Drawing

We here at Lottery Geeks are worried about Justin Bieber. 

According to reports, he’s been smoking weed, partying too hard, having troubles with his wife, and getting mouthy with paparazzi.

Listen: We want what’s best for everybody. And we also don’t want to have to break the news to our daughter, who’s a massive Biebs fan, if heaven forbid something should happen to him.

So, come on, Bieber — get your act together.

Maybe it would help if he bought a few tickets for Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, which has an estimated jackpot of $90 million — which, coincidentally, is what he lost when he canceled his 2022 tour. A tour, we will note, we had tickets to. Not that we’re still upset about that or anything.

Anyway, yes — the Mega Millions drawing is worth an estimated $90 million after nobody won Friday’s drawing (which was worth $80 million, after previous drawings estimated at $70 million, $60 million, and $50 million, respectively).

The numbers Friday were 14, 37, 40, 41, 68, and a gold Mega Ball of 2.

Lottery Geeks estimates 4.9 million tickets were sold for the drawing.

You get your peaches down in Georgia, your weed from California. Maybe you should get your Mega Millions tickets at your local Gas ‘N’ Sip.

Powerball movin’ on up

Wednesday night’s Powerball jackpot is up to $65 million after nobody took home the top prize Monday night.

The numbers for Monday’s drawing were 16, 34, 40, 45, 66, and a red Powerball of 19. 

Although nobody hit the jackpot, one ticket-buyer in Puerto Rico is $2 million richer after hitting all five white balls and purchasing the Power Play multiplier, which came in at 2x.

Lottery Geeks estimates 6.3 million tickets were sold for Monday’s drawing.

Tickets for Mega Millions cost $5, while Powerball tickets cost $2, with most states offering the multiplier option for Powerball — which impacts any prize won except the jackpot — for an additional $1. Mega Millions comes with an automatic multiplier for any prize except the jackpot.

Both Powerball and Mega Millions are legal in all states except Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah. Tickets for both draw games are also sold in Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In Puerto Rico, customers can buy tickets for Powerball, but not for Mega Millions.

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. $1.22 billion, Mega Millions, Dec. 27, 2024, won in California
10. $1.13 billion, Mega Millions, March 26, 2024, won in New Jersey

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. $571.9 million, Mega Millions, Dec. 27, 2024, won in California