LANSING, Mich. – There’s a mountain of cash up for grabs in tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot, which stands at $277 million. The cash option for the jackpot is about $172 million.
The $277 million jackpot is the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot in 2017. The biggest Mega Millions jackpot won this year was a $393 million jackpot, won in August. One ticket purchased in Illinois matched the five white balls and Mega ball to win.
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The last Michigan player to win the Mega Millions jackpot was Kevin Blake, of Waterford. Blake won half of the game’s $42 million jackpot in October. The other winning ticket was purchased in Rhode Island.
If a Michigan player win’s tonight’s $277 million jackpot, it would be the largest Mega Millions prize won in the state. On April 22, 2005, a Port Huron couple, Ralph and Mary Stebbins, won $208 million.
Mega Millions drawings take place each Tuesday and Friday evening. Each Mega Millions play is only $2. For an additional $1 per play, players have the opportunity to add a “Megaplier” that can multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to five times.
Mega Millions tickets for tonight’s drawing may be purchased online at MichiganLottery.com and at the Lottery’s 11,000 retailers around the state until 10:45 p.m.