Players who won the biggest Mega Millions jackpots
Have you ever looked at some of the biggest jackpots out there for the Mega Millions and other lotto games? If you have you’ve probably seen some huge numbers, but have you even seen some of the biggest ones? You might be surprised at just how much people have won and just how much you could potentially win.
The biggest jackpots
$1.537 billion – The largest jackpot for the Mega Millions is also the largest jackpot to ever be won by a single ticket (the Powerball jackpot was split three ways). This ticket was sold in South Carolina and came through in March of 2019.
$656 million – While this is quite a bit lower than the first place jackpot it’s still a huge amount of money and it was won in March of 2012 (so maybe March is a lucky month of the year). $648 million – This jackpot came in just slightly under the second-place jackpot and was actually won by two people. That means it was split in half and the winners got less than either of the previous numbers (and several below as well).
$543 million – This jackpot was won by only a single ticket, but it was split among 11 people who had all went in together to purchase that ticket. They took in a total of $320 million in one lump sum that was split 11 ways.
$533 million – If you’re noticing that jackpots for the Mega Millions tend to be quite high you’re right. This jackpot was won by only a single ticket as well, with one winner out of Indiana. $414 million – Moving down the list we come to a pair of tickets that were sold in Florida and Maryland. These winners split the prize and both chose to take the payout of a single lump sum amount rather than waiting each year.
All winners had to pay taxes of course, but they were still left with a lot of money to spend.
Getting in on the prize
If you’re interested in getting in on the prize and potentially winning these huge jackpots you’re definitely going to want to look at how to buy your own tickets. If you want to play lotto online, RedFoxLotto.com will give you just the chance to do it. Before you know it you could be one of the people on this list of biggest lotto winners. Be sure to check the age restrictions for participating in those lotteries.
All you have to do is buy a ticket to have a chance at all those millions (or even billions), and then check the draw results to see if you won.