What do we know about MegaMillions largest draws? MegaMillions kicked off its journey on August 31, 1996 and had hopes and dreams of becoming the biggest and best lotto in the world, and while that title remains disputed by the other American mammoth lotto, Powerball, MegaMillions has produced some of the biggest prize pools in history.
We take an in-depth look at MegaMillions largest draws over the years. The journey began with the first ever drawing taking place on September 6, 1996, with six states participating: Illinois, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia and Michigan.
The game quickly grew in 1997, and an additional Tuesday (Wednesday CET) drawing was implemented in February 1998. Players were given a bigger pool of numbers and a “cash pay-out” option was introduced in January 1999. In May 1999, New Jersey became the 7th participating member state.
In May 2002, the now established multi-state game was given the new name of “MegaMillions,” Ohio and New York became member states, and prize amounts and the game matrix were changed to offer players bigger jackpots and more excitement play.
In September 2002, the state of Washington became the 10th member, followed by Texas and California, MegaMillions as the country’s most widely played multi-state jackpot game.
On January 31, 2010, an additional 23 state lotteries joined MegaMillions in a historic event that saw a cross-selling agreement between Powerball and MegaMIllions. With even more lotteries joining since then, MegaMillions is now played in forty six jurisdictions.
On March 30, 2012, MegaMillions largest draws made history when the jackpot swelled to $656 million and was then, the largest prize in any jackpot game ever. The prize pool was split three ways. The record stood for almost 4 years until it was eclipsed by a $1.6 Billion Powerball jackpot in January 2016.
MegaMillions made more changes on October 19, 2013, a matrix change sought to create bigger jackpots, second-tier prizes of up to $5 million with the Megaplier feature, and better winning odds.
Below is a list of MegaMillions largest draws
| Rank | Amount | Date | Number of Winning Tickets |
States with Winning Tickets |
| 1 | $656 million | 30th of March, 2012 | 3 | Kansas, Illinois, Maryland |
| 2 | $648 million | 17th of December 2013 | 2 | California, Georgia |
| 3 | $536 million | 8th of July 2016 | 1 | Indiana |
| 4 | $414 million | 18th of March 2014 | 2 | Florida, Maryland |
| 5 | $390 million | 6th of March 2007 | 2 | Georgia, New Jersey |
| 6 | $380 million | 4th of January 2011 | 2 | Idaho, Washington |
| 7 | $336 million | 28th of August 2009 | 2 | California, New York |
| 8 | $330 million | 31st of August 2007 | 4 | Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia |
| 9 | $326 million | 4th of November 2014 | 1 | New York |
| 10 | $319 million | 25th of March 2011 | 1 | New York |
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