Mega Millions has awarded 24 jackpots of more than $300 million, including the Mega Millions record of $1.537 billion won in South Carolina on October 23, 2018. There was a second jackpot winner just one week later - which means there were two jackpot winners within the first three Mega Millions drawings. The drawing on resulted in a $28 million winning ticket in Illinois. There was a jackpot winner in the very first Mega Millions® drawing. The current version of Mega Millions requires players to match 5 of 70 white balls, and the gold-colored "MegaBall" from a second field, of 25 numbers (5/70 / 1/25). Under the current version's regulations (which began Octowith the first drawing October 31) for Mega Millions, the minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot is $40 million, paid in 30 graduated yearly installments, increasing 5% each year (unless the cash option is chosen.) The jackpot increases when there is no top-prize winner. Mega Millions is administered by a consortium of its 12 original lotteries the drawings are held at the studios of WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, supervised by the Georgia Lottery. Eastern Time on Tuesday and Friday evenings, including holidays. Mega Millions (originally known as The Big Game in 1996 and renamed, temporarily, to The Big Game Mega Millions six years later) is an American multi-jurisdictional lottery game offered in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S.
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