If a ticket holder matches the five white balls and red Mega Millions ball to win the grand prize, that winner has the option of taking an up-front lump sum or 30 annual payments. The Mega Millions sneakily crept to a $910 million jackpot this week in the shadow of a massive $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot drawn earlier this month.
August 23, 2017The Powerball hit a $758.7 million jackpot, won by Mavis Wanczyk on a ticket purchased in Chicopee, Massachusetts.