Get Ready for the Mega Millions Jackpot!
The Mega Millions jackpot is reaching new heights with $582 million up for grabs in the upcoming Tuesday drawing.
The prize has been steadily growing over the past few months and now stands as the ninth largest Mega Millions prize in the lottery game’s history.
In a year of big wins, the most recent Mega Millions jackpot was claimed by an anonymous player in Illinois, scoring a whopping $552 million ($260.2 million cash) on June 4. Huge wins have become commonplace in 2024, with massive jackpots being won in New Jersey and Oregon earlier in the year.
The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 302,575,350.
Mega Millions winning numbers for Tuesday, August 27, 2024
The winning numbers for Tuesday, Aug. 27 were 16, 18, 21, 54, 65, Mega Ball 5, and 2x Megaplier.
Winners who match all five numbers and the Mega Ball have the option to receive the full jackpot paid out as an annuity over 30 years or a smaller lump sum cash payout. The cash option for the latest drawing was $286.9 million.
Players who match the first five numbers without the Mega Ball win at least $1 million.
What time is the Mega Millions drawing?
Mega Millions drawings take place on Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.
What are the largest US lottery jackpots ever won?
- $2.04 billion: Powerball – Nov. 7, 2022
- $1.76 billion – Powerball – Oct. 11, 2023
- $1.586 billion: Powerball – Jan. 13, 2016
- $1.58 billion: Mega Millions – Aug. 8, 2023
- $1.537 billion: Mega Millions – Oct. 23, 2018
- $1.35 billion: Mega Millions – Jan. 13, 2023
- $1.337 billion: Mega Millions – July 29, 2022
- $1.326 billion: Powerball – April, 6, 2024
- $1.13 billion: Mega Millions – March 26, 2024
- $1.08 billion: Powerball – July 19, 2023
