Mega Millions Jackpot Soars to $810 Million!
The second-biggest Mega Millions ® jackpot of 2024 is here with Mega Millions reaching a massive $740 million! After a relatively quiet summer of jackpots for Powerball® and Mega Millions®, we are entering the new season with a huge jackpot that has the potential to keep growing!
After seeing a historic simultaneous billion dollar jackpot for the games earlier this year, a Powerball jackpot has not reached even $600 million since.
So far the largest Powerball jackpot this year is $1.32 billion and the largest Mega Millions jackpot is $1.1 billion.
Your odds of winning the Mega Millions is 1 in 302,575,350. That means that there’s almost a combination for winning numbers for every person in the United States!
Those odds don’t mean that the jackpot is as unlikely to hit for every drawing, especially as the jackpot grows. As the jackpot gets bigger, more tickets are sold leading to an increased likelihood of it being won.
To see an in-depth explanation of Mega Millions and the prizes you can win, be sure to check out this blog!
$740 million is the fifth-largest Mega Millions jackpot since Lotto.com launched in June of 2021! These four largest jackpots were:
$1.6 billion won in Neptune Beach, FL on 8/8/2023
$1.348 billion won in Lebanon, ME on 1/13/2023
$1.337 billion won in Des Plaines, IL on 7/29/2022
$1.128 billion won in Neptune Township, NJ on 3/26/2024
Lotto.com has added two new states since the last big jackpot! Mega Millions enthusiasts in Arizona and Nebraska now have the ability to order their tickets from the convenience of their mobile device.
To play Mega Millions on Lotto.com, pick five numbers between 1-70, if you need some help choosing your numbers, be sure to check out our blog on everyone’s favorite Mega Millions numbers! After picking your lucky digits, pick a Mega Ball between 1-25 and you’re in the game! You can choose your own numbers or use the easy-to-use quick pick tool to get a set of randomly generated numbers. For an even quicker and easier experience, use the “Five quick picks” option to get five lines of random numbers.
Once the drawing is over, be sure to head to Lotto.com’s homepage to view the lottery results. To win the jackpot, you need to match all five of your numbers and the Mega Ball. Didn’t hit the big one? No worries! There’s plenty of minor prizes you can still win, including a prize of $1 million for matching all five of your numbers without the Mega Ball. You can even win by matching as few as one number! Match the Mega ball to win $2.
On Lotto.com, all of your prizes under $600 (some states may vary) are credited right to your online account. You can use your winnings to order more tickets for the next drawing, or seamlessly transfer them to your bank account.
You can order Mega Millions, Powerball and more on Lotto.com using your browser or by downloading the app available on the App Store and Google Play Store.
