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Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion

October 19, 2018 Posted by NC Lottery at 2:04 PM
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All of the excitement surrounding the Mega Millions jackpot has led to increased sales and a larger jackpot for tonight’s drawing, $1 billion or $565.6 million in cash.

The jackpot stands as the largest ever available to be won in the Mega Millions game, and the second largest in U.S. history. If no one wins the jackpot tonight, it is projected to jump to $1.6 billion on Tuesday, setting a new overall record for jackpots in the United States.

Mega Millions announced the new jackpot today. The jackpot has been rolling each drawing since July 27, when it started at $40 million.

The previous record jackpot in Mega Millions was a $656 million prize. Winners from Kansas, Illinois and Maryland shared the jackpot in March 2012.

Players have until 10:45 p.m. to buy a ticket for the drawing, which is scheduled at 11 p.m. 

Meanwhile, the Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s drawing has increased too. It now stands at $470 million or $268.8 million cash. The Powerball jackpot is the 8th largest in the game.

Together, the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot add up to $1.4 billion.

Good luck, North Carolina.

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10/22/2018 07:15 - Beverly R.

Re: problems with online ticket purchases. Probably best to just stop by a store and buy tickets; it's not that difficult. Everyone is addicted to buying everything in life online; maybe that is not a good thing all the time.

10/20/2018 04:28 - JIM B.

Online purchases are more of a convenience for the lottery than you might imagine. They are saving potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in commissions by bypassing your local merchant. Not to mention-they know you won. Big brother is always watching! No response necessary.

10/19/2018 10:47 - John S.

Oh well, guess I will never try to buy online again, not reliable. NC Lottery
Understand how you feel. We'll work on improving things for times of peak demand. Hope one day you'll give us another chance.

10/19/2018 10:44 - John S.

no luck, been trying for 2 hours to buy online......grrrrrr NC Lottery
Good morning, John S. There were lots of grrrr's around here last night too. Due to the high Mega Millions jackpot, we experienced high volume of traffic to our app and website. We're working to improve this both in the short-term and the long-term. Sorry for causing you frustration on a Friday night.

10/19/2018 10:24 - jackie w.

Hey guys what is up with not being able to get in to log tickets for drawings. I keep getting waiting for response. I feel like as well as others there is a way you can run system to find out what numbers customers have picked so you all can make sure they are not picked so jackpot can climb. NC Lottery
Good morning, Jackie. Due to the record Mega Millions jackpot, we experienced high volume of traffic to our app and website. You should be able to access Online Play and Lucke-Rewards today. We're working to improve on this. No one knows the numbers that people play. There were more than 12 million prize-winning tickets on Friday night across the nation. Just no one matched the jackpot. Fifteen 15 tickets won $1 million or more. We look forward to seeing who win's this jackpot. NC Lottery

10/19/2018 10:24 - LACIE Z.

Still can't buy online :( NC Lottery
Good morning, Lacie. We had lots of :('s last night too. Sorry we disappointed you on a Friday night. Systems are OK this morning. And we're working to improve them.

10/19/2018 10:23 - Clarence D.

Still can't buy online! NC Lottery
Good morning, Clarence. The record Mega Millions jackpot put our system to the test. Should we working today. Sorry for the frustration last night.

10/19/2018 09:33 - Gary B.

you need to get computer system that can handle the increase number of people buying on line. NC Lottery
Agreed. We're working on short-term fix for times of peak demands and plans for improving the system overall. We're sorry for the inconvenience on Friday.

10/19/2018 08:33 - Rebecca T.

why can't you get on website to buy tickets? I have tried last night and again tonight NC Lottery
Our website is experiencing high traffic and order volume and it is causing some visitors to experience order delays. Our web team is working to address the delay as quickly as possible.

10/19/2018 08:17 - Tyra H.

Can't buy online NC Lottery
We apologize for the delay. A team is working on it. Thanks for any patience you can spare.

10/19/2018 08:12 - Thomas A.

If I win, I'm going to help out some of the flood victims.

10/19/2018 06:30 - Roderick W.

Just hoping someone with good intentions wins. Good luck all.

10/19/2018 03:38 - Asegdech S.

Wish me luck god helped me and my family because were hurricane survirer.

10/19/2018 03:36 - Asegdech S.

I need this because we are server from hurricane please god HELP me winner this money good luck avery one

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