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The largest lottery MegaMillion 2nd prize occurred in 2022. It was a long accumulation beginning January 4th at $1,376,043 until ultimately on June 17th one person won $7,727,088.
The previous billion-dollar lottery prize was October 2018. However, the second prize of a million dollars was made available to 36 people who correctly picked 5 numbers but not the "mega" number. Even if they tithed & paid 25% in taxes the net results would be $675,000. Not bad considering MILLIONS of people spent $2 ...$10...$20 even $100 to not win anything. Overall chances of winning a prize are 1 in 24.
AZ,CA (8),DC,FL (3),IA,KY,MA (2),MI (2),MO,NC (2),NJ (2),NM,NY (4),OH,PA,VA (2),WI
While Florida & Texas offer a "Megaplier" opportunity which gave two people $3million.
The largest 2nd prize occurred in 2022. It was a long accumulation beginning January 4th at $1,376,043 until ultimately on June 17th one person won $7,727,088.
How did the prize gain such National participation & momentum to reach a billion dollar prize multiple times? According to the MegaMillion website:
- May 2002, New York and Ohio joined Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey and Virginia to create Mega Millions!
- Sales for the country's newest multi-state jackpot game began on May 15, 2002, and the first drawing was May 17, 2002.
- January 31, 2010, 23 more state lotteries joined Mega Millions
- January 31, 2010 a historic cross-selling agreement between Mega Millions and Powerball went into effect.
- Today, all American lotteries participate in Mega Millions, including the Virgin Islands Lottery.
- Mega Millions is not available in Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada (!!!), and Utah.
- If you are in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or the District of Columbia, you may buy Mega Millions® tickets online by registering with the lotteries in those jurisdictions.
ICYMI: Mega-Millions.com is not affiliated with the Multi-State Lottery Association or any State lottery. The correct website is MegaMillions.com (note the absence of a hyphen).
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