Tonight's jackpot is $325 million with a cash option of $168.1 million
, which was won back in July. The winners decided to take the lump-sum payment of $780.5 million.
Ahead of the next drawing this Tuesday, Sept. 27, here's everything you need to know about the Mega Millions lottery.Mega Millions drawings are Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Ticket sales end at 10:45 p.m. in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana.There are nine total ways to win a prize, from the jackpot to $2.Choose Easy Pick or Quick Pick to have the terminal randomly pick numbers for you. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in the drawing.
It costs an additional $1 per play. Before each regular Mega Millions drawing, the Megaplier is drawn. From a pool of 15 balls, five are marked with"2X," three with"4X" and one with"5X."You can play Mega Millions in 47 localities: 45 states, plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To find locations,In Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana, you can buy a Mega Millions ticket at gas stations, convenience stores and supermarkets until 10:45 p.m.
There's also the cash option, a one-time, lump-sum payment equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.