Mega Millions jackpot soars to $875 million. Powerball reaches $600 million

By James On Mar 16, 2024

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — If you’re feeling some St. Patrick’s Day magic, you might want to buy a lottery ticket. Mega Millions and Powerball have landed some huge jackpots after weeks of rolling.

The Mega Ball jackpot is already estimated to be as much as $875 million for Tuesday night’s drawing, after there were no tickets matching all six numbers drawn on Friday night. And Saturday night’s Powerball jackpot is $600 million.

Please note that the chances of winning a lottery jackpot are very small. Mega Millions players have a 1 in 302.6 million chance of taking home the top prize. And it doesn’t get much easier to win a Powerball jackpot at odds of almost 1 in 292.2 million.

But the excitement remains.

This is only the sixth time in the nearly 22-year history of the Mega Millions game that the jackpot has been this large – and five of those six jackpots exceeded $1 billion, according to a statement from Mega Millions. The winning tickets were sold in South Carolina, Michigan, Illinois, Maine and Florida.

There was one big winner in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing. A ticket in New York matched all five white balls drawn Friday night and yields $1 million.

The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled more than 28 times since Dec. 8, when two winning tickets were drawn in California, lottery officials said. Mega Millions drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday evening.

Mega Millions isn’t the only current multi-million dollar jackpot. Saturday night’s Powerball jackpot is estimated at $600 million after no one matched all six numbers on Wednesday, officials said.

It was the 32nd rollover for Powerball since Jan. 1, when a ticket in Michigan won a prize worth $842.4 million. Powerball is drawn three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Mega Millions tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 states, Washington, DC and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball tickets also cost $2 and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.