Every Michigan Lottery player is dreaming of it – matching all six Mega Millions winning numbers to be drawn in tonight’s $314 million drawing. According to Mi_Lottery, the odds of hitting tonight’s Mega Millions grand prize of 314 million dollars are 1: 302,575,350. The cash option pay-out will be about $212.3 million cash.
It has been 20 consecutive roll-overs since a $227 million jackpot was last won on Friday September 27, 2019. This also marks the third time this year that the Mega Millions jackpot has exceeded $300 million – The largest prize on the line since June 7.
Last year another Mega Millions jackpot kept growing in the days leading up to Christmas, until it was won at $437 million on January 1, 2019.
Mega Millions jackpot was last hit during the month of December back on December 17, 2013.
The biggest Mega Millions jackpot won in 2019 was a $437 million jackpot. One ticket purchased in New York matched the five white balls and Mega ball to win on Jan. 1.
The last Michigan player to win the Mega Millions jackpot was Kevin Blake, of Waterford. Blake won half of the game’s $42 million jackpot in October 2017. The other winning ticket was purchased in Rhode Island.
If a Michigan player wins tonight’s jackpot worth 314 million dollars, it would be the largest Mega Millions prize won in the state.
About Mega Millions
Mega Millions drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday evening. Each Mega Millions play is only $2. For an additional $1 per play, players can add a “Megaplier”. This can multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to five times.
Mega Millions tickets for may be purchased online at MichiganLottery.com. Or at the Lottery’s 10,500 retailers around the state until 10:45 p.m. on the day of the drawing.
