The jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions drawing has been raised from $654 million to a record-shattering $667 million.
This is the highest jackpot in the game’s history and the third largest in U.S.
lottery history. Meanwhile, the jackpot for Powerball has also reached $345 million for Wednesday night.
“Players are having fun and ticket sales are growing, which is great news for the education programs we fund,” said Rebecca Hargrove, president and CEO of the Tennessee Education Lottery. “As always, we remind players to have fun, but play responsibly. It only takes one ticket to win.”
Mega Millions is popular in Tennessee and has generated approximately $153.7 million for education since the game launched here on Jan. 31, 2010. Fourteen Tennessee players have one $1 million or more playing the game, including a $61 million jackpot won by a mother and son from Bellevue. All told, Mega Millions players in the state have won more than $138.2 million in prizes.
About Mega Millions:
· Players have until approximately 9:45 p.m. CT/10:45 p.m. ET tonight (Tuesday) to purchase a ticket for the big drawing.
· Estimated jackpot is $667 million. Cash value is approximately $380 million.
· Overall odds to win any prize: 1 in 24. Odds of winning the jackpot: 1 in 303 million
· Tickets are $2. The Megaplier multiplier option is an additional $1. Prizes on all Megaplier tickets are multiplied except for the jackpot.
· Drawings are held at 10 p.m. CT/11 p.m. ET on Tuesdays and Fridays.
- How to Play: Players select five numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. There are nine prize tiers, ranging from $2 to the jackpot.
· The second-largest Mega Millions jackpot was $656 million on March 30, 2012, with winning tickets purchased in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.