Where does the December 23, 2024 Mega Millions jackpot rank all time?

On December 26, 2024By Littum

Check your Mega Millions tickets for Tuesday’s $970 million drawing

There was no jackpot winner for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing, meaning Tuesday’s drawing, if there is a winner, would be the seventh-highest jackpot in Mega Millions history.

That jackpot is estimated at $970 million for Friday night’s drawing, according to the Mega Millions website. The cash option is $439.9 million.

The last jackpot was won on September 10, a single winner from Texas won a jackpot of $800 million.

What are the top 10 Mega Millions jackpots of all time?

$1.602 billion, August 8, 2023: Won in Florida
$1.537 billion, October 23, 2018: Won in South Carolina
$1.348 billion, January 13, 2023: Won in Maine
$1.337 billion: July 29, 2022: Won in Illinois
$1.1 billion, March 23, 2024: Won in New Jersey
$1.05 billion, January 22, 2021: Won in Michigan
$970 million, CURRENT JACKPOT
$800 million, September 10, 2024: Won in Texas
$656 million, March 30, 2012: Three winners in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
$648 million, December 17, 2013: Two winners in California, Georgia

What’s the most anyone has won in New York with a Mega Millions ticket?

A group of employees on Long Island rang in the new year by scoring one Mega Millions jackpot of $437 million on January 1, 2019.

When was the last time someone won the Mega Millions in New York?

There was a $20 million jackpot winner in Syracuse on April 19, 2023. There were three jackpot winners in New York in 2023, $483 million on April 14 in Queens and $20 million on January 17 in the Bronx. There have been no Mega Millions jackpot winners from New York in 2024.

When is the next Mega Millions drawing?

The next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday, December 23rd. The drawings are held at 23 every Tuesday and Friday.

To see the list of previous winners, visit Mega Millions website.

How late can you buy a Mega Millions ticket in New York?

In New York, in-store and online ticket sales are available until 22.00 on the evening of the draw. Mega Millions costs $2 to play. In New Jersey and Connecticut, you can buy a ticket until 22:45 on the night of the draw.

What is Megaplier?

The Megaplier feature increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four or five times. It costs an extra $1 per game. Megapliers are drawn on the Tuesday and Friday before the Mega Millions drawing. The pool contains 15 balls. Five are marked with 2X, six with 3X, three with 4X and one with 5X.

What are the Mega Millions prizes?

Match 5 white balls + mega ball: JackpotMatch 5

White Balls: $1 million

Match 4 White Balls + Mega Ball: $10,000

Match 4 white balls: $500

Match 3 White Balls + Mega Ball: $200

Match 3 white balls: $10

Match 2 White Balls + Mega Ball: $10

Match 1 White Ball + Mega Ball: $4

Match Mega Ball: $2

What are the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot?

The odds of matching the five white balls and the Mega Ball to win the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.

What happens if I win the jackpot?

A jackpot winner has the option of taking an annuity or cash payment.

The annuity is paid as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments, according to the Mega Millions website. Each payment is 5% larger than the previous one.

“This helps protect winners’ lifestyles and purchasing power during periods of inflation,” according to the Mega Millions website.

The cash option is a one-time payment equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.

If two or more people win the jackpot in the same draw, the money is split equally between all winning tickets.

How to play Mega Millions

To buy a ticket, visit your local convenience store, gas station, or grocery store—and in a handful of states, you can buy tickets online.

To play, select six numbers. Five numbers will be white balls from 1 to 70. The Gold Mega Ball is a number between 1 and 25.

If you think the odds are against you, ask for a “quick pick” or an “easy pick”, the computer will randomly generate the numbers for you.

Players can add “Megaplier” for $1, which can increase non-top prize winnings by two, three, four or five times. Megapliers are drawn before the Mega Millions numbers on Tuesday and Friday.

There are 15 Megapiler Balls in total:

2X, five balls

3X, six balls

4X, three balls

5X, one bullet