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Big jackpots are bubbling up across the country, from local draws to national games. But the one grabbing headlines is a Mega Millions prize that's cracking the game's all-time top 10.
Ninth-largest Mega Millions jackpot
The weekend will kick off with a big jackpot. In fact, the ninth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history is available for the Friday, October 24 drawing.
No tickets matched all the winning numbers on Tuesday night, so tonight's jackpot stands at an estimated $680 million, with a cash option of $318.2 million. The last Mega Millions win came on June 27, 2025, when one ticket purchased in Virginia matched all the winning numbers to win the $348 million jackpot.
This current jackpot run is 33 drawings, and lottery officials say, despite no jackpot winner, there have been more than 9.5 million winning tickets sold at all the different prize levels. These prizes have paid out almost $229.2 million.
Besides the June 27 Mega Millions jackpot win, we have seen three other jackpots won in 2025. These jackpot wins took place in Ohio ($112 million on April 18), Illinois ($349 million on March 25), and Arizona ($112 million on January 17).
Top 10 Mega Millions jackpots
As stated above, the current jackpot run for Mega Millions has led to this jackpot cracking the top 10 Mega Millions jackpots of all time. Here is a look at these top 10 jackpots:
- $1.6 billion – August 8, 2023, winning ticket purchased in Florida.
- $1.54 billion – October 23, 2018, winning ticket purchased in South Carolina.
- $1.35 billion – January 13, 2023, winning ticket purchased in Maine.
- $1.34 billion – July 29, 2022, winning ticket purchased in Illinois.
- $1.27 billion – December 27, 2024, winning ticket purchased in California.
- $1.13 billion – March 26, 2024, winning ticket purchased in New Jersey.
- $1.05 billion – January 22, 2021, winning ticket purchased in Michigan.
- $810 million – August 8, 2023, winning ticket purchased in Florida.
- $680 million – Current jackpot run.
- $656 million – March 30, 2012, three winning tickets purchased in Illinois, Kansas, and Maryland.
Other big jackpots are available this weekend
While the focus seems to be on Mega Millions and the ninth-largest jackpot being up for grabs, there are other jackpots making noise out there. Yes, Mega Millions and Powerball are popular games, but the multi-state draw games offer tougher odds to win.
In addition to in-state draw games having better odds, there are fewer people buying tickets. You have better chances of winning an in-state draw game, where there are some very big jackpots available across the country:
- Powerball – The multi-state draw game's jackpot has climbed to $344 million for the Saturday, October 25 drawing.
- Lotto Texas – This Texas Lottery draw game's jackpot has climbed to $68.75 million for the Saturday, October 25 drawing.
- Pick-6 – This New Jersey Lottery draw game's jackpot has climbed to $22 million for the Saturday, October 25 drawing.
- Lotto 47 – This Michigan Lottery draw game's jackpot has climbed to $16.55 million for the Saturday, October 25 drawing.
- SuperLotto Plus – This California Lottery draw game's jackpot has climbed to $10 million for the Saturday, October 25 drawing.
- Classic Lotto – This Ohio Lottery draw game's jackpot has climbed to $9.6 million for the Saturday, October 25 drawing.
- The Pick – This Arizona Lottery draw game's jackpot has climbed to $9.4 million for the Saturday, October 25 drawing.
Enjoy playing the lottery, and please remember to play responsibly.
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