Following the latest Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday evening, where no ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers, and the Mega Millions jackpot rolled once again to an unimaginable $970 million.
This is a world largest jackpot in lottery history, second to Powerball’s world record $1,6 Billion pot, set on 13 January 2016.
Adding to that, this $970 million jackpot is the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever. The biggest Mega Millions jackpot won in 2018 was a $543 million jackpot. One ticket purchased in California matched the five white balls and Mega ball to win 24 July 2018 Mega Millions drawing.
The last player from Michigan to win a Mega Millions jackpot is Kevin Blake from Waterford. Kevin won half of the game’s $42 million jackpot in October 2017.
If a Michigan player wins tonights $970 million jackpot, it would be the largest Mega Millions prize ever won in the state and the largest ever Michigan Lottery prize. On April 22, 2005, a Port Huron couple, Ralph and Mary Stebbins, won $208 million playing Mega Millions. On Aug. 15, 2012, Donald Lawson, of Lapeer, won a $337 million Powerball jackpot. Lawson’s jackpot holds the record for the largest Lottery prize ever won in Michigan.
Mega Millions drawings take place each Tuesday and Friday evening. Each Mega Millions play is only $2. For an additional $1 per play, players have the opportunity to add a “Megaplier” that can multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to five times.
