Mega Millions results

The latest Mega Millions results were not chosen by any player around America. Now, the jackpot has gone up to U$304 million. As someone might get it right on the next drawing day (Fri. 25), the prize is already the 12th biggest one in Mega Millions history. 26 players from the last draw only managed to get five numbers right.

Mega Millions growth by each drawing

This time, these 26 players shared the prize of U$250,000 each. Two of the winners are from the state of Georgia, one of the first places in the country that participated in the drawing since the beginning of Mega Millions. Since they all matched only the five first numbers, the “Mega Ball” was what they needed for the major value.

If no one gets the jackpot in next Friday’s draw, the prize will go up again and get even closer to the record of prizes won by Mega Millions players. The game happens every Tuesday and Friday over the WBS-TV studio in Atlanta.

Successful players of the jackpot

The highest jackpots ever received were:

• U$390 million, split by two players, in 2007;
• U$380 million, split by two players, in 2011;
• U$336 million, split by two players, in 2009;
• U$330 million, split by four players, in 2007;
• U$315 million, won by one player, in 2005;
• U$294 million, won by one player, in 2004;
• U$275 million, won by one plyer, in 2008;
• U$270 million, won by one player, in 2006;
• U$266 million, won by one player, in 2010.

At first, when Mega Millions started in 1996, in was known as the Big Game. At that time, the jackpot game included the states of Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Virginia. As the game grew, more numbers were possible to be chosen and more draws were made during the week.