Mega Millions Winning Numbers Tonight 2022: Win $565 Million Jackpot

New York – The winning numbers for Tuesday’s $565 million Mega Millions Jackpot have been drawn.

The winning numbers are: 59, 61, 9, 36, 13 and 11 Mega Balls

Someone could win over $500 million in Tuesday’s lottery, but that jackpot doesn’t even rank in the top 10 as prizes have gotten bigger in recent years.

The current Mega Millions has been building since October 14th, and although 20 draws have gone through without a winner, the estimated $565 million in prize money is a record-breaking one won by someone in Southern California in November. pales in comparison to the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot.

The 10 biggest lottery jackpots of all time are all over $687 million, and they’re all from 2016 onwards. The biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever was he won over $1.5 billion in 2018, and in July he won over $1.3 billion in Illinois.

Tuesday’s top prize of $565 million is for an annuity option that pays annually over 29 years. The cash option pays $293.6 million.

Mega Millions draw every Tuesday and Friday at 11pm abc7ny.com/lottery.

With a jackpot this big, more people buy tickets and someone has a better chance of winning.

David Peralta, a 67-year-old retired technical college instructor, purchased a $3 jackpot-only Mega Millions ticket at Dillons’ grocery store in Topeka, Kansas. He buys a few tickets on a regular basis, and says he was drawn to the jackpot, but he’s not sure he needs that much money.

“I was able to help a lot of people,” he said.

However, the odds of winning are still high at 1 in 302.6 million, and if no one wins Tuesday’s draw, the jackpot will continue to grow. Buying multiple tickets improves his odds slightly, but buying 100 tickets only gives him a 100 in 302.6 million chance.

But lottery officials say the $2 tickets offer an affordable way to daydream about life-changing prizes.

Mega Millions is played in every state except Nevada, Utah, Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands.

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