Lottery players across the country are dreaming of what they would do with the Mega Millions jackpot, which is estimated to be $1.1 billion for Tuesday night’s drawing.
The estimated $1.1 billion jackpot ($568.7 million cash) is the third-largest in Mega Millions history, surpassed only by the lottery’s record of $1.537 billion won in South Carolina in 2018 and the $1.337 billion prize won in Illinois in July.
A single jackpot winner for Tuesday’s drawing would have the choice of getting a lump-sum cash payout of an estimated $576.8 million before taxes. This marks the fifth largest lottery jackpot ever, and the third largest in Mega Millions history.
The top prize has gone untouched for nearly three months, but the game has still boasted more than 27 million winning tickets sold since the jackpot was last won on October 14, including 52 worth $1 million or more.
It’s the fourth time in just over four years the top prize has exceeded $1 billion, Mega Millions said. Tuesday night’s drawing will be the first time the jackpot has been this high since October 2018.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million. Players have until 10:45 p.m. ET Tuesday to buy tickets for the drawing.
Key takeaways:
- The estimated $1.1 billion jackpot ($568.7 million cash) is the third-largest in Mega Millions history.
- A single jackpot winner for Tuesday’s drawing would have the choice of getting a lump-sum cash payout of an estimated $576.8 million before taxes.
- It’s the fourth time in just over four years the top prize has exceeded $1 billion, Mega Millions said.
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