Results: Mega Millions, Powerball Tickets Selling Quickly

Mega Millions hits $1.6 billion; Powerball at $620 million

There have been no winners in the recent Powerball and Mega Millions drawings, and that means the next Mega Millions drawing, which has a jackpot of $1.6 billion, is on Tuesday, Oct. 23. The next Powerball drawing is Wednesday, Oct. 24, and it’s worth $620 million with a $354.3 million cash value.

Tickets Selling Quickly

Due to sales projections, 75 percent of the 302 million possible combinations will be chosen for the next Mega Millions drawing, up from 59.1 percent from Friday’s, said Carole Gentry, spokeswoman for Maryland Lottery and Gaming, reported The Associated Press.

“It’s possible that nobody wins again. But it’s hard to fathom,” Gentry said.

Russ Lopez, who is spokesman for the California Lottery, told AP that tickets were going “very, very quickly” on Saturday.

“We tell them how to play it,” Tonya Jimenez, assistant manager at Beavers Market in Fort Collins, Colorado, told AP that sales are also brisk, according to the AP report. She said that there are many first-time players. “They don’t know what to do. We’re doing a lot of explaining.”

The Mega Millions jackpot has ballooned since July, after a group of 11 office co-workers from California won $543 million.

A man walks past Mega Millions and other lottery displays outside of The Lucky Spot in San Francisco, on Oct. 18, 2018. Jeff Chiu/AP

“I wouldn’t be surprised if it gets hit,” Gentry added. “I'd be more surprised if it doesn’t get hit.”

Mega Millions is available in 44 states, Washington D.C., and the Virgin Islands.

Both Powerball and Mega Millions tickets cost $2 to play.

$1 Million Winners

A $1 million Powerball ticket was bought in New Jersey and four other tickets were sold, worth $250,000 total, as NJ.com reported.

Also, a $1 million Powerball ticket was sold in Ingham County, Michigan, according to a local news report.

And meanwhile, a store in Nashua, New Hampshire, sold a $1 million ticket, WMUR reported.

Largest Jackpots

Here are the 10 largest U.S. jackpots that have been won and the states where the winning tickets were sold, according to The Associated Press:

1. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)

2. $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)

3. $656 million, Mega Millions, March 30, 2012 (three tickets, from Kansas, Illinois and Maryland)

4. $648 million, Mega Millions, Dec. 17, 2013 (two tickets, from California and Georgia)

5. $590.5 million, Powerball, May 18, 2013 (one ticket, from Florida)

6. $587.5 million, Powerball, Nov. 28, 2012 (two tickets, from Arizona and Missouri)

7. $564.1 million, Powerball, Feb. 11, 2015 (three tickets, from North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Texas)

8. $559.7 million, Powerball, Jan. 6, 2018 (one ticket, New Hampshire)

9. $543 million, Mega Millions, July 24, 2018 (one ticket, California)

10. $536 million, Mega Millions, July 8, 2016 (one ticket, from Indiana)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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