The 10 largest Mega Millions drawings have all happened during the last 12 years, starting when three winning tickets were sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland for a $656 million jackpot.
Here is a list of the top 10 Mega Millions jackpots in history: $1.602 billion on August 8, 2023, saw one winning ticket in Florida.
$1.537 billion on October 23, 2018, with one winning ticket in South Carolina. $1.348 billion on January 13, 2023, had one winning ticket in Maine.
$1.337 billion on July 29, 2022, had one winner in Illinois $1.128 billion on March 26, 2024, with one winner in New Jersey
$1.050 billion on January 22, 2021, saw one winner in Michigan $740 million on September 5, 2024
$656 million on March 30, 2020, had three winners in Illinois, Kansas, and Maryland
$648 million on December 17, 2013, had two winners in California and Georgia $552 million on June 4, 2024, with one winner in Illinois