​Mega Millions, Powerball: WA's Biggest Payouts Of 2018​

SEATTLE, WA - 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 million takes place Friday at 8 p.m. PST. 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 7 p.m. PST. The Powerball jackpot this weekend is $130 million.

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.

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. In Washington, two $4 million Mega Millions winners are the biggest prizes so far in 2018.

Here are Washington's biggest lottery payouts in 2018:

• Feb. 20 - $4 million, Federal Way, Mega Millions
• May 24 - $4 million (location withheld), Mega Millions
• Jan. 17 - $2 million, Bellingham, Powerball
• May 14 - $1 million, Bonney Lake, Mega Millions
• July 5 - $750,000, Aberdeen, LUCKY FOR LIFE V12
• Feb. 23 - $490,000, Snohomish, Hit 5

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

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