Mega Millions prize hits $875M ahead of Tuesday night drawing

Writer: Nicholas Karsen
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A Mega Millions lottery ticket. Credit: CBS

The Mega Millions jackpot is nearly approaching $1 billion as the estimated $875 million prize is up for grabs for Tuesday night’s lottery drawing.

According to the Mega Millions website, this is the sixth time the jackpot has hit this high, with only five other prizes hitting over the $1 billion threshold in the game’s 22-year history.

The website listed that the five prizes awarded have been won in five different states which have been listed below.

  • South Carolina in 2018
  • Michigan in 2021
  • Illinois in 2022
  • Maine in early 2023
  • Florida on Aug 8, 2023

Saltine’s Holdings, LLC purchased the winning ticket in a Publix supermarket in Neptune Beach.

Drawings are conducted at 11 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays in Atlanta, Georgia. 

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