RELEASE DATE: 12/24/2024
Excitement over the big holiday jackpot has pushed the December 24 Mega Millions® prize to an estimated $1.0 billion ($448.8 million cash)! It’s the seventh time in the game’s history that the jackpot has passed the billion-dollar mark.
“’Tis the season of giving, and today we’re thrilled to be able to raise the Mega Millions jackpot for the Christmas Eve drawing to $1 billion,” said Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium. “The dream of that sum of money is just so much fun to think about, especially around the holidays, when there’s already a sense of magic in the air. Can you imagine going to bed and then waking up on December 25, checking your ticket and realizing you just won a $1 billion jackpot?”
The jackpot has been rolling since it was last won at $810 million in Texas on September 10. In the 29 drawings since then, there have been more than 21.4 million winning Mega Millions tickets sold; with eight non-jackpot prize tiers from $2 to $1 million (or more with the optional Megaplier), we remind players to always check their tickets!
Tuesday night’s drawing will be conducted as usual at the WSB-TV studio in Atlanta, Georgia, at 11 p.m. Eastern time. Soon afterwards, the draw video will be available through the Mega Millions website.
Tickets for the $2 game are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In most jurisdictions, players can add the Megaplier for an additional $1 to multiply their non-jackpot prizes. Half of the proceeds from the sale of each Mega Millions ticket remains in the state where the ticket was sold, where the money supports designated good causes and retailer commissions.
The top Mega Millions jackpots:
| Amount |
Date |
Winning Tickets |
| $1.602 billion |
8/8/2023 |
1-FL |
| $1.537 billion |
10/23/2018 |
1-SC |
| $1.348 billion |
1/13/2023 |
1-ME |
| $1.337 billion |
7/29/2022 |
1-IL |
| $1.128 billion |
3/26/2024 |
1-NJ |
| $1.050 billion |
1/22/2021 |
1-MI |
| $1.0 billion (est) |
12/24/2024 |
? |
| $810 million |
9/10/2024 |
1-TX |
| $656 million |
3/30/2012 |
3-IL, KS, MD |
| $648 million |
12/17/2013 |
2-CA, GA |
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