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Lottery 22 August 2023
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The Biggest Ever MegaMillions Jackpot
The jackpot currently stands at £649 million and if recent history is anything to go by we can expect it to keep on rising.
The lotto that we know as Mega Millions began life as ‘The Big Game’ back in 1996. Becoming Mega Millions in 2002 it was initially available in 6 US states, up to 44 states today. And of course, thanks to Lottoland you can bet on the MegaMillions lotto from the UK as well.
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How to Bet on MegaMillions
The format of the Mega Millions lotto is pretty easy to understand. Simply select five numbers from between 1 and 70, and one more ‘Megaball’ number from between 1 and 25. If all five regular numbers and the Megaball match those drawn on Tuesdays and Fridays in Atlanta (about 4 am Wed/Saturday British time) then you take home the enormous top prize. Besides that massive jackpot prize, there are eight further prize tiers offering further chances to win.
At Lottoland you can bet online in seconds. Just go to the MegaMillions home page, select your numbers and click the Place Bet button. Plus, if you want to check the Participation box you will automatically place a bet on all draws that have jackpots higher than the amount you select.
Our unique insurance model means that we can pay out the largest jackpot betting wins, even on record-breaking MegaMillions jackpots!
Record Breaker
Now the current MegaMillions jackpot stands at £649 million, and you can bet on the MegaMillions lottery from the UK with Lottoland.
The largest lottery jackpot of all time is the incredible $2.04 billion from Powerball which was hit on the 7th of November 2022. This was won by one very lucky individual with a cash value of $997.6 million (£780.5 million)
The second highest jackpot was recently hit by MegaMillions when $1.602 billion was hit on August 8th, 2023 and was also won by a single ticket winner. The cash vaule of this win was $794.2 million (£621.3 milion).
Powerball then nexts the third biggest world jackpot at $1.586 billion which was split by 3 tickets on the 13th of January 2016.
The second biggest record jackpot for the Mega Millions lotto stands at $1.537 billion which was hit on the 23rd of October 2018. The $1.537 billion jackpot ($877.8 million in cash) was won by a lucky single-ticket winner.
If you want to have the chance to be a record-breaker yourself then head over to Lottoland’s MegaMillions page to have a bet on this monster jackpot.
*Important: MegaMillions tiers 1 - 3 are subject to 38% reduction as per T&C's. Tier 1 bets are paid out as a 30-year annuity or discounted lump sum at Lottoland's election.
Last updated: 22nd August 2023
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