Only one ticket won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot and it was sold in New Jersey, but there were two $20,000 winners in Connecticut.
The winning numbers on Tuesday night were 7-11-22-29-38 and the Mega Ball was 4. Megaplier was x2. This was the fifth-highest Mega Millions jackpot in history.
NBC New York reports that the jackpot-winning ticket was purchased in Neptune, Monmouth County, though the precise location where it was sold wasn't immediately clear Wednesday.
The two $20,000 winners matched four numbers and the Mega Ball. They also had the Megaplier.
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No information was immediately available on where the tickets were sold.
Here's a look at the top 10 Mega Millions jackpots.
Top 10 Mega Millions jackpots
- $1.602 billion - Aug. 8, 2023 – Florida
- $1.537 billion – Oct. 23, 2018 – South Carolina
- $1.348 billion – Jan. 13, 2023 - Maine
- $1.337 billion – July 29, 2022 - Illinois
- $1.13 billion – March 26, 2024 - New Jersey
- $1.05 billion – Jan. 22, 2021 - Michigan
- $656 million – March 30, 2012 – Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
- $648 million – Dec. 17, 2013 – California and Georgia
- $543 million – July 24, 2018 – California
- $536 million – July 8, 2016 – Indiana
The next Mega Millions drawing will be on Friday night and the estimated jackpot is $20 million.
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However, there will be a Powerball drawing on Wednesday night and the estimated jackpot is $865 million.
This would also be the fifth-highest Powerball jackpot in history.
Top 10 Powerball jackpots
- $2.040 billion - Nov. 7, 2022 - California
- $1.765 billion - Oct. 11, 2023 - California
- $1.586 billion - Jan. 13, 2016 – California, Florida and Tennessee
- $1.080 billion - July 19, 2023 - California
- $842.4 million - Jan. 1, 2024 - Michigan
- $768.4 million - March 27, 2019 - Wisconsin
- $758.7 million - Aug. 23, 2017 - Massachusetts
- $754.6 million - Feb. 6, 2023 - Washington
- $731.1 million - Jan. 20, 2021 - Maryland
- $699.8 Million - Oct. 4, 2021 - California
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