BOSTON (WHDH) - The upcoming Mega Millions jackpot is now sitting at $830 million with a cash option of $478.9 million, currently the fourth-largest pot in the game’s history, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission.
Tuesday’s drawing will be the 29th since a player in Tennessee won $20 million in April, and the game’s largest jackpot since a Michigan player won a $1.05 billion jackpot in January 2021.
It was a revolving door all day-long at Convinience 365 in Charlestown, where customers streamed in to buy a ticket and a chance to win big.
“I wish I was the winner!” said employee Sam Hamza.
Mega Millions tickets were printing one after the other at the shop as the drawing for the 4th largest-ever jackpot approached.
Kelly Tucker told 7NEWS she has it all down to a science, right down to the store she chose, A-1 Convinience.
“We always play, of course we’ll play more now because we have a series of numbers,” Tucker said. “Consistent birthdays and everything, yes.”
She said the plan is to share the wealth if she wins, sharing it with family, non-profits and paying it forward.
Mega Millions tickets are $2 each and can be purchased until 10:45 p.m. Tuesday at Mass Lottery retailers throughout the state. Drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m. in Atlanta.
The Megabucks Doubler, meanwhile, is at its largest jackpot ever, an estimated $13.9 million. Its cash option is an estimated $10.58 million. The largest of these jackpots was $13.82 million, won by a Wakefield resident in 2021.
Megabucks Doubler tickets are $1 each and can only be purchased in Massachusetts. Tickets for Wednesday’s drawing can be purchased until 9 p.m. Wednesday. Megabucks Doubler drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 9 p.m.
Here’s a list of the 10 largest U.S. Lottery Jackpots:
Top 10 U.S. Lottery Jackpots
1. $1.586 billion 1/13/2016 California, Florida, Tennessee Powerball
2. $1.537 billion 10/23/2018 South Carolina Mega Millions
3. $1.05 billion 1/22/2021 Michigan Mega Millions
4. $830 million 7/26/2022 ? Mega Millions
5. $768.4 million 3/27/2019 Wisconsin Powerball
6. $758.7 million 8/23/2017 Massachusetts Powerball
7. $731.1 million 1/20/2021 Maryland Powerball
8. $699.8 million 10/04/2021 California Powerball
9. $687.8 million 10/27/2018 Iowa, New York Powerball
10. $656 million 3/30/2012 Kansas, Illinois, Maryland Mega Millions
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