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At $810 million, Mega Millions jackpot ranks as 4th-highest U.S. jackpot ever

July 25, 2022 Posted by NC Lottery at 1:39 PM
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Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot ranks as the fourth-largest jackpot in U.S. history at an estimated $810 million.

Only three jackpots have been bigger. They were:

  • A $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won in January 2016
  • A $1.53 billion Mega Millions jackpot won in October. 2018.
  • A $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot won in January 2021.

The jackpot ranks as the 3rd largest in the 20-year history of the Mega Millions game. A North Carolina winner on Tuesday night would have the choice of taking home the $810 million as an annuity or $470.1 million in cash.

Friday night’s drawing produced a number of big wins in North Carolina, including:

  • Two $30,000 wins with tickets sold at the Speedway on North JK Powell Boulevard in Whiteville in Columbus County and using Online Play in Huntersville in Mecklenburg County.
  • Three $10,000 wins with tickets sold at Buffalo Shoals Supermarket & Hardware in Newton in Catawba County, Bea’s Country Store in Autryville in Sampson County, and using Online Play in Enfield in Halifax County.

In total, just under 100,000 winning tickets were sold in North Carolina for Friday’s drawing. The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.

Players can buy Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, or with the lottery’s app, the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.

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7/28/2022 07:01 - darryl i.

Will the lottery ever consider drawing until 10 winners are drawn each time the jackpot reaches 100 million???? Noone needs anymore than 10 million and ticket sales would skyrocket each time it reached that level.NC Lottery
Hi Darryl, thanks for the great suggestion! Our game developers are always exploring new ways to play and win, and your ideas help them to know what players are looking for.

7/28/2022 12:27 - Debra H.

The NC Education Lottery website has problems after logging in. It shows the loading symbols without stopping.NC Lottery
Hi Debra, we apologize for the website being down temporarily yesterday morning. Everything should be working properly now.

7/26/2022 11:17 - William D.

Mega $5 was my wife's favorite game, think she would approve of the new face on the ticket and the payouts. look forward to see them come out.

7/26/2022 11:02 - William D.

Are Mega Million and Power Ball still being drawing by balls or are they now computer generated? thank youNC Lottery
Hi, William! Powerball and Mega Millions are still drawn using traditional draw machines with balls.

7/26/2022 03:48 - melvin s.

I plan on winning this jackpot and if I do, I will help people in need that’s my word! ??NC Lottery
Good luck in the drawing tonight, Melvin!

7/25/2022 05:24 - Gloria C.

Thanks for this great informations and congratulations to all the winners. I wish you all many more wonderful wins.

7/25/2022 01:48 - Michael B.

Will Nc ever join Cash 4 Life? NC Lottery
Hi Michael, the Lottery does not have any plans in the works to offer Cash 4 Life, but you might enjoy Lucky For Life which has a similar prize structure. Here is a link where you can learn more about Lucky For Life: https://nclottery.com/lucky-for-life

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