Mega Millions jackpot surges above $1B, but still not the biggest in U.S. history

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Mega Millions jackpot surges above $1B, but still not the biggest in U.S. history
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If someone wins the Mega Millions jackpot Friday they will take home the fourth largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The projected payout is already above $1 billion.

are exceptionally steep — about 1 in 302,575,350 according to lottery officials — though someone will eventually win. / AP Newsroom)ever won was $1.586 billion. There were three winning tickets that split the Powerball prize in January 2016.

However, the largest Mega Millions jackpot reached $1.537 billion and was nabbed by a South Carolina resident in October 2018. 1. $1.586 billion: January 2016 - Powerball4: $1.025 billion : July 2022 - Mega Millions 7. $731.1 million: January 2021 - Powerball10. $656.0 million - March 2012 – Mega Millions1. $1.537 billion: October 2018 5. $648.0 million: December 20139. $522.0 million: June 2019

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