Lansing, MI – With just two Mega Millions drawings remaining in 2024, the game’s jackpot has reached $1.22 billion. The cash value of the jackpot is about $549 million.
“A Michigander could make history tonight with a $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot on the line,” said Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli. “If won, it would be the largest jackpot ever won in Michigan, and life changing for the winner and their family. Good luck to everyone who plays Mega Millions tonight.”
If a player wins the jackpot, it would be the fourth Mega Millions jackpot won this year. The jackpot is the fifth largest Mega Millions jackpot ever. Tonight’s drawing will be the 31st drawing since the jackpot was last won in September, when one ticket purchased in Texas won the $810 million jackpot.
Since the Mega Millions jackpot run began Sept. 13, Michigan Lottery players have won more than $5.5 million in base-game prizes, including two $1 million prizes.
Holiday drawings have been lucky for Michigan Lottery players. On Jan. 1, 2024, The Breakfast Club lottery club won an $842.4 million Powerball jackpot. They bought the winning ticket at the Food Castle of Grand Blanc, located at 3035 East Grand Blanc Road in Grand Blanc.
The Mega Millions jackpot was last won in Michigan in January 2021 by an Oakland County lottery club. The club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot. That jackpot was the largest ever won in Michigan.
Lottery retailers throughout the state are selling Mega Millions tickets until 10:45 p.m. tonight. Tickets also may be purchased online at MichiganLottery.com.
Mega Millions drawings take place each Tuesday and Friday evening. Each Mega Millions play is only $2. For an additional $1 per play, players have the opportunity to add a “Megaplier” that can multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to five times. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
About 97 cents of every dollar spent on Lottery tickets is returned to the state in the form of contributions to the state School Aid Fund, prizes to players, and commissions to vendors and retailers. Preliminary results show in the 2024 fiscal year, the Lottery provided more than $1.2 billion for Michigan’s public schools, its sixth contribution of more than $1 billion. Since it began in 1972, the Lottery has contributed nearly $30 billion to support public education in Michigan.
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