Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot now 8th perfect on report

The Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot has formally claimed a spot as one of the vital most sensible 10 perfect jackpots within the sport’s historical past.

With out a tickets matching all 5 numbers and the Megaball in Friday night time’s drawing, which had an estimated most sensible prize of $525 million, the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $563 million, making it the 8th perfect jackpot on report.

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Mega Thousands and thousands held its first drawing in September 1996, at the start below the title “the Large Recreation” and best incorporated six states: Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Virginia. As the sport persisted to develop, it expanded to different states and adjusted its title to “Mega Thousands and thousands” in Might 2002.

The present most sensible 10 perfect jackpots in Mega Thousands and thousands historical past are:

$1.602 billion gained in Florida on August 8, 2023

$1.537 billion gained in South Carolina on Oct. 23, 2018

$1.348 billion gained in Maine on Jan. 13, 2023

$1.337 billion gained in Illinois on July 29, 2022

$1.050 billion gained in Michigan on Jan. 22, 2021

$656 million gained and break up between 3 profitable tickets in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland on March 30, 2012

$648 million gained and break up between two profitable tickets in California and Georgia on Dec. 17, 2023

The present jackpot of an estimated $563 million

$543 million gained in California on July 24, 2018

$536 million gained in Indiana on July 8, 2016

Whilst there have been additionally no tickets profitable $1 million offered for Friday’s drawing, over 213,000 gamers around the nation did win prizes starting from $2 to $50,000.

Profitable Mega Thousands and thousands numbers for Friday, Feb. 23:

Profitable Numbers: 04 06 40 41 60
Megaball: 11
Megaplier: 05

The following Mega Thousands and thousands drawing is on Tuesday, Feb. 27 and the following Powerball drawing, for an estimated jackpot of $376 million, is on Saturday, Feb. 24.