Drawing Tuesday Will Be Largest Mega Millions Jackpot Ever: $1.58B

CONCORD, NH — Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot is expected to be big.

Actually, the biggest drawing ever.

Lottery officials said Monday the jackpot, which has not been won since mid-April, would be a whopping $1.58 billion. If anyone wins, it will also be the third-largest jackpot in history.

The one-time cash payout is expected to increase to $757 million before taxes.

Top 10 Mega Millions jackpots

1. $1.58 billion, Aug. 8, 2023 (anticipated)
2. $1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2023
3. $1.348 billion, Jan. 13, 2022
4. $1.337 billion, July 29, 2022
5. $1.050 billion, Jan. 22, 2021
6. $656 million, March 30, 2012
7. $648 million, Dec. 17, 2013
8. $543 million, June 24, 2018
9. $536 million, June 8, 2016
10. $533 million, March 30, 2018

Top 10 U.S. Lottery Jackpots

1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022
2. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016
3. $1.58 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023 (anticipated)
4. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018
5. $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023
6. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022
7. $1.050 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021
8. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019
9. $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017
10. $754.6 million, Powerball, Feb. 6, 2023

“Now we’re breaking records,” Charlie McIntyre, the executive director of the New Hampshire Lottery, said. “The projected $1.55 billion Mega Millions jackpot would be the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever, and how much fun is this, to be able to offer a record-breaking jackpot to our New Hampshire players.”

Mega Millions sales were close to $4 million last week alone, and officials expected ticket sales both through iLottery and retailers statewide to continue to rise, approaching tomorrow’s drawing.

Jackpot winners can also choose an annuity option for the total sum of the winning prize across 30 years. The annual annuity increases year over year across the 30 years until, in the final payment, the total amount equals the final prize.

As an example, for the $1.1 billion prize a couple of weeks ago, the payments would have been about $16.5 million in the first year and more than $68 million in the 30th year.

Officials said there had been 31 consecutive Mega Millions drawings without a jackpot winner, dating back to April 14, when a lucky player in New York purchased a $476 million jackpot winning ticket.

Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. Tickets are on sale at more than 1,200 retailers statewide and online at NH iLottery.

For more information and to play, visit nhlottery.com.

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