Mega Millions Nears $750 Million—Here’s What The Winner Could Take Home
The Mega Millions jackpot is climbing toward $750 million, marking one of the largest prizes in the lottery's history.
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The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $743 million, making it the 10th largest prize in the game's history. This follows the July 21 drawing where the jackpot stood at $707 million.
Coverage from Forbes, USA Today, and The Commercial Appeal focuses on the escalating prize amount and potential payouts for winners. Meanwhile, NBC10 Philadelphia and 6abc Philadelphia report that both Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have now exceeded $500 million.
Future attention remains on the final payout amounts for winners and whether the Mega Millions jackpot reaches the $750 million threshold.
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Quick answers
How large is the current Mega Millions jackpot?
The jackpot is reported at $743 million.
Where does this prize rank historically?
According to The Commercial Appeal, it is the 10th largest prize.
Are other lotteries seeing similar growth?
Yes, coverage from Philadelphia outlets notes that Powerball's jackpot has also climbed to over $500 million.
Coverage (9)
- Mega Millions jackpot at $753M: Some Jacksonville lottery retailers ‘luckier’ than others News4JAX · 9h ago
- Mega Millions winning numbers for Tuesday, July 21: Did anyone win the $707M jackpot? kare11.com · 9h ago
- Mega Millions July 24 is $743 million. Where jackpot ranks all-time Lohud · 9h ago
- The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are slim but here's what numbers are drawn the most WBAL-TV · 9h ago
- Did anyone win Mega Millions last night? Jackpot becomes 10th largest with $743M prize The Commercial Appeal · 9h ago
- Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots both climb to over $500 million 6abc Philadelphia · 9h ago
- Pair of ballooning lottery jackpots up for grabs NBC10 Philadelphia · 9h ago
- Mega Millions winning numbers as jackpot hits $707M for July 21 drawing USA Today · 9h ago
- Mega Millions Nears $750 Million—Here’s What The Winner Could Take Home Forbes · 9h ago broke it first
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