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Mega Millions $1 million New Jersey winner knew ‘I’m going to win one day’
A Mega Millions lottery player from New Jersey knew his time would come and it finally did.
The New Jersey Lottery shared the story of a $1 million winner on social media on Friday.
“He’d tell his mom ‘I’m going to win one day’ every time they shopped together. She said he was lucky, but he’d reply ‘not today’ … until he finally felt it!,” posted the NJ Lottery posted on Instagram.
The million-dollar winner purchased $20 of Mega Millions tickets, the NJ Lottery posted, and matched the five white balls to win the $1 million.
The odds of winning matching all five white balls is 1 in 12,607,306, while the odd of winning the jackpot is 1 in 302,575,350.
Mega Millions now at $575 million
The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $575 million for Tuesday’s drawing with a cash option of $285.5 million, according to the Mega Millions website.
The jackpot is now the ninth largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.
What are the Top 10 Mega Millions jackpots?
Here are the Top 10 Mega Millions jackpots ever:
- $1.602 billion, Aug. 8, 2023: Won in Florida
- $1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018: Won in South Carolina
- $1.348 billion, Jan. 13, 2023: Won in Maine
- $1.337 billion, July 29, 2022: Won in Illinois
- $1.128 billion, March 26, 2024: Won in New Jersey
- $1.05 billion, Jan. 22, 2021: Won in Michigan
- $656 million, March 30, 2012: Three winners in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
- $648 million, Dec. 17, 2013: Two winners in California, Georgia
- $575 million, Aug. 27, 2024:
- $552 million, June 4, 2024: Won in Illinois
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When is next Mega Millions drawing?
Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.
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How do I play Mega Millions?
The cost is $2 per ticket, but you can add the Megaplier for $1, which will increase the amount of your potential prize up to five times the original prize (except for the jackpot).
Each player selects five numbers from 1 to 70 for the white balls and one number from 1 to 25 for the Mega Ball. However, you can also have the lottery machine generate a random Quick Pick for you. You don’t need to be a U.S. citizen or a resident of a particular state where you purchase your ticket.
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How many balls do I need to match for Mega Millions prize?
You can win $2 for the matching just one – the Mega Ball. Short of the jackpot, you can win up to $1 million for matching all five white balls (except in California). You can check all the prize payouts on the Mega Millions site here.
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Where is the Mega Millions available?
You can play the game in 45 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The states not offering Mega Millions are: Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.
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