Ticket buyers for the Mega Millions face absurd odds of 1-in-290.4 million to win the lottery.

This is the biggest lottery prize of the year so far, eclipsing the $533 million Mega Millions jackpot won by a lottery player from Illinois in March.

This is the second lottery prize of 2026 to hit the $600 million mark, behind only the ongoing Mega Millions jackpot worth $743 million.

Ticket buyers for the Mega Millions face absurd odds of 1-in-290.4 million to win the lottery.

This is only the second lottery prize of 2026 to breach the $650 million mark, behind only the ongoing Mega Millions jackpot worth $800 million.