An estimated $681 million Mega Millions jackpot is up for grabs Tuesday night.
Here are Tuesday's winning numbers: 12, 41, 43, 52, 55, 9, and a Megaplier of 4x
Tuesday's jackpot will be the seventh-highest lottery jackpot ever. The jackpot also comes with a lump-sum cash option estimated at $337.1 million.
The ticket for the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever, worth $$1.58 billion, was sold on Aug. 8, 2023, in Florida.
Lottery jackpots grow so large because the odds of winning are so small. For Mega Millions, players have a 1 in 302.6 million chance of taking home the top prize.
And, lottery winnings do not come without taxes. There's a mandatory 24% federal withholding for winnings above $5,000 that goes straight to the IRS; some states tax lottery winnings as well.
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Tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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