![]() ![]() So far the largest ever Mega Millions jackpot ($1.537 Billion) remains the world's biggest lottery jackpot - it was won using a 'Quick Pick' ticket.It was won by a player in Illinois who won $28 Million. There was a jackpot winner on the very first draw as Mega Millions on May 17, 2002.The 6 stars in the Mega Millions logo are to represent states that were the original members of the consortium that started the game.The winners were Steve Tran of Northern California and Ira Curry of Stone Mountain, Georgia. It was won the following year on Decemby two tickets. The fifth largest jackpot was an almost as huge $648 Million. You can use this table, please just reference this page as the original source. And the third was a small syndicate group of 3 teachers in Maryland calling themselves 'The Three Amigos'. The second was Merle and Patricia Butler in Illinois. One was a player who chose to remain anonymous from Kansas. It was won back on Maand shared between 3 winning tickets. The fourth largest jackpot wasn't quite so big, but still an enormous $656 Million. A single ticket won but was claimed by a syndicate of four players calling themselves the Wolverine FLL Club. The third largest jackpot ever just made it over the billion dollar point at $1.05 Billion. When they do they may choose to remain anonymous as Illinois also allow anonymous jackpot claims. The ticket was sold at a gas station in Des Plaines, but at the time of writing the winner has yet to come forward. ![]() It was won on Jand again went to just one winner - this time in Illinois. The second largest jackpot ever was almost as big at an enormous $1.337 Billion. Which is the biggest jackpot paid to one winner for any lottery in US history. So we don't know who they were, but we do know that they chose the lump sum payout so received $877,784,124. And that's what this particular winner (wisely) chose to do. It was won in October 2018 by a single ticket, bought in South Carolina, one of the few US states that allow winners to remain anonymous. ![]() The biggest ever jackpot was an incredible $1.537 Billion (yes, that is correct, one thousand, five hundred and thirty seven Million!). We now have 3 jackpots in excess of a billion dollars. Biggest Winnersįor a Mega game you'd expect some mega prizes, and Mega Millions has paid out some whoppers. There are then 9 different ways to win, ranging from matching just the Mega Ball right up to matching the 5 main balls plus the Mega Ball - which pays out the jackpot. To play Mega Millions you have to pick 5 numbers from a set of balls numbered 1 to 70, plus an additional number (the Mega Ball) from a second set of balls numbered 1 to 25. 2 20 47 55 59 19 Basic Game Facts Quick Facts ![]()
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