ATLANTA — Today could be the day! You just have to buy a lottery ticket.
The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an astounding $750 million after no one matched all 6 numbers Tuesday night. This is the second highest jackpot ever.
The Powerball jackpot, which is being drawn tonight, stands at $550 million.
The cash option for the Mega Millions jackpot is $550.6 million. The cash option for Powerball is $411.4 million.
You can watch EVERY Powerball and Mega Millions drawing LIVE on Channel 2! Mega Millions drawings are on Tuesday and Friday. Powerball drawings are on Wednesday and Saturday.
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While no one matched all 6 numbers in Mega Millions’ drawing, at least one person from Georgia matched 5 numbers, which could have netted that person as much as $2 million.
The largest Powerball jackpot ever was in Jan. 13, 2016, in which three winning tickets were sold; one in Tennessee, one in Florida and one in California.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot ever was in Oct. 2018 when an anonymous person in South Carolina. won $1.537 billion.
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