Mega Millions, Powerball: Minnesota’s Biggest Payouts Of 2018

MINNESOTA — The combined winnings for the Mega Millions and the Powerball jackpot this weekend have reached over half a billion dollars.

The drawing for the Mega Millions prize of $422,000,000 takes place Friday at 11 p.m. EST. If you don’t get lucky in that drawing, you could still win big in the Powerball drawing that takes place on Saturday just before 10 p.m. EST. The Powerball jackpot this weekend is $130,000,000.

Individual lottery jackpots have far exceeded the combined prize money in play for this weekend. In January 2016, the Powerball jackpot reached $1.6 billion and the winnings were split among three lucky winners in California, Tennessee and Florida.

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While you may not win the big prize, you could still walk away with a good chunk of money in either of the two games.

Here are Minnesota’s biggest lottery payouts in 2018:

• Brandon Stevenson of Saint Paul is the state’s most recent $1 million Powerball winner
• Brittny Williams of Minneapolis won $200,000 playing the Xtreme Cash scratch game
• Coon Rapids resident Lawrence Chmiel won $100,000 from an I’MN to Win scratch ticket
• Robert Richardson won $51,995 after he purchased a Northstar Cash tickets at a Kwik Trip in Winona

Be sure to check Patch for the Mega Millions and Powerball winning numbers on Friday and Saturday.

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