The largest ever came in 2018 when a South Carolina store sold the winning $1.5 billion ticket. It's just the seventh time in Mega Millions history that the jackpot has surpassed the $550 million mark.
Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $560 million, making it the fifth largest in game history. That's after no ticket matched all six numbers in the $500 million jackpot drawing Tuesday night. SEE MORE: Saturday's Powerball will rank among its top 3 jackpots
If someone gets lucky this next drawing, they will have the option of taking a $441.9 million one-time cash payout or collecting the full $875 million over the course of 29 years - minus taxes, of course. Nobody has won the jackpot since April 13, when the top prize was nearly $253 million. The latest jackpot soared to a new high after no winning ticket was sold for the $750 million jackpot drawing Wednesday night. The largest Powerball jackpot ever came last November, when a California resident cashed in on his $2.04 billion winning ticket. The Powerball jackpot has soared to an estimated $875 million, the third-largest in the game's history. Lotto mania is sweeping the nation as millions of Americans take to their nearest convenience store with $2 and a dream.
