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Mega Millions jackpot: What to do if you win
The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $1.35 billion. So what do you do if you're lucky enough to win?
If you're lucky enough to win Tuesday night's Mega Millions jackpot worth $1.58 billion, you'd be making history.
Here are the winning numbers for Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023: 13-19-20-32-33 and the Mega ball number is 14.
Tonight's prize is the largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, the lottery game said in a press release. It's also the third-largest in U.S. history, following the November 2022 Powerball drawing that yielded a $2.04 billion payout and another Powerball drawing in January 2016 where someone won $1.586 billion.
The previous Mega Millions record is held by a winning ticket sold in South Carolina in October 2018 worth $1.537 billion, the first time the jackpot surpassed $1 billion.
Before that, the Mega Millions jackpot swelled past $1 billion four times, including in this current run which hasn't seen a winner since April.
"It's entertaining for our players, and all of us, to see the Mega Millions jackpot roll to what looks like an all-time game record," said Gretchen Corbin, lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium. "As jackpot fever continues to sweep the nation, we remind everyone to play responsibly. We also want to thank our players and retailers for their support, which helps us fund good causes in every Mega Millions jurisdiction."
When is the Mega Millions drawing?
Tuesday's drawing will be held at 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Lottery tickets can be purchased up until 10 p.m. Eastern. Mega Millions drawings happen every Tuesday and Friday.
How much is the Mega Millions jackpot?
The Mega Millions jackpot is estimated to be worth $1.58 million. The estimated cash option would be $783.3 million.
What is the Mega Millions Megaplier?
The Megaplier is a $1 add-on that increases non-jackpot winnings by 2 to 5 times.
How do you win the Mega Millions?
There are nine ways to win Mega Millions prizes (least amount to jackpot)
- Match the Mega Ball: $2
- Match one white number and the Mega Ball: $4
- Match two white numbers and the Mega Ball: $10
- Match three white numbers: $10
- Match three white numbers and the Mega Ball: $200
- Match four white numbers: $500
- Match four white numbers and the Mega Ball: $10,000
- Match all five white numbers (not the Mega Ball): $1 million
- Match all five numbers and the Mega Ball: Jackpot
If you purchase the MegaPlier option, all winnings are at least doubled (excluding jackpot).
Biggest Mega Millions jackpots in history
- August 8, 2023: $1.580 billion
- October 12, 2018: $1.537 billion (winning ticket sold in South Carolina)
- January 13, 2023: $1.348 billion (winning ticket sold in Maine)
- July 29, 2022: $1.337 billion (winning ticket sold in Illinois)
- January 22, 2021: $1.050 billion (winning ticket sold in Michigan)
- March 30, 2012: $656 million (winning tickets sold in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland)
- December 17, 2013: $648 million (winning tickets sold in California, Georgia)
- July 24, 2018: $543 million (winning ticket sold in California)
- July 8, 2016: $536 million (winning ticket sold in Indiana)
- March 30, 2018: $533 million (winning ticket sold in New Jersey)
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