First Mega Millions Jackpot of 2023 Climbs to $785M

First Mega Millions Jackpot of 2023 Climbs to $785M.

As of Friday night, the Mega Millions jackpot has reached a staggering $785 million dollars! The jackpot is the 6th largest prize in US history. The prize increased as there has been no winner for the past 22 drawings. The last drawing to feature a winner was back in November, where a single ticket-holder walked away with a record-setting $2.04 billion dollars.

The odds of winning the jackpot are incredibly low, at 1 in 302.5 million, but that doesn't stop people from dreaming about what they would do with the money if they did win. For many, the idea of having that much money is so far-fetched that it's hard to even wrap their minds around it. But if you were to win the lottery tomorrow, what would you do with the money?

Some people would  quit their job and never work again. Others would travel the world and live a life of luxury. Some people would donate to charities or causes they're passionate about. And others would invest the money and live off the interest.

No matter what you would do with the money, there's no denying that $785 million dollars is a life-changing amount of money. And with the drawing taking place tonight, someone out there is hoping that their lucky numbers are chosen and that they'll be the one to walk away with the prize.

The current Mega Millions jackpot is sitting at $700 million, and according to Mega Millions, all previous jackpots that have surpassed this amount have continued to grow past $1 billion. This means that there's a real possibility that the current jackpot could reach record-breaking levels. In 2018, the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever was won in South Carolina, totaling more than $1.5 billion. And in November of the same year, a Powerball jackpot in California reached an astonishing $2.04 billion. So if you're feeling lucky, make sure to buy your tickets!

So lets face it, you play a Florida Lottery scratch off hoping to win a grand prize. Gimme that million. Or 5 million. Or those ones were you get money for life. So when you go to the counter, or go to the machine, you don't know that some of those games have already paid out their big winners. That's right, the Florida Lottery has a certain amount of grand prize winners each game, and when they're gone, they're gone. Unfortunately for us, buying scratchers can be a bit of an impulse buy. "I like this one". But you should really treat it as a financial decision. It is money we're trying to win. Please keep in mind I'm not telling you which tickets you should play, or if you should play at all. You do you. Just because a ticket only has one big winner left doesn't mean it's not sitting in a counter at a gas station in Lehigh. The fact is, we don't know. This is just math.

So with the help of the Florida Lottery website, let's discuss which scratch off tickets you should probably avoid if you're looking to hit it big. Also, we'll take a look at which scratch off games have the most big winners left in the pot. You want to win big and get that Lambo? Let's do this.

** This list is from April of 2022. The May 3, 2023 list is here.

Also, we'll take a look at which scratch off games have the most big winners left in the pot.

It's a $10 ticket with a million dollar grand prize. Your'e not gonna get struck.  All four grand prizes have been claimed.

A $5 ticket with a $500,000 grand prize that you won't win. They're all gone.

$10 ticket with a million dollar grand prize. 8 of the 10 top prizes have already been claimed.

A $10 ticket where you can win $5K a week for life. 3 of the 4 top prizes have already been claimed.

The $5 version with 2500 a week. 3 of the 4 top prizes are gone.

A 5 dollar ticket where you could win $500,000. 16 grand prizes, 15 of them are gone.

This $2 ticket has a $50,000 grand prize. 9 of the 10 are gone.

These are favorites, with a $2 million dollar grand prize. But only one of the 10 grand prizes remain.

The smaller version with the $1 million dollar grand prize. There was 24 grand prizes. Now there's only 2 left.

$10 ticket with a $2 million dollar grand prize that you won't win. They're all gone.

Only 1 of the grand prizes still out there for this $5 ticket.

$10 ticket could get you 2 million. 9 of the 10 big winners are already claimed.

This $5 ticket could have got you a $500,000 grand prize. But they're all gone.

This $30 ticket with a million dollar grand prize sports a lot of grand prize winners - 155! But there's only 7 left.

$20 ticket, 5 million grand prize. 1 of the 12 big prizes remain.

A $20 ticket that has more winners with a smaller 1 million dollar prize. But 39 of the 40 million dollar tickets are already gone.

$20 ticket with 9 big winners. Really, there's been 9. They've all been claimed.

Another $20 ticket, this one has a million dollar grand prize with more winners. And of the 45 big winners, there's only 1 left.

A $5 ticket - $250,000 grand prize. All the big winners are gone.

Yes, yes there are.

It's a $5 ticket where you could win $500,000. 5 of the 6 big ones are still out there.

$2 can get you $50K. 5 of the 6 are available.

$5 with a million grand prize. 9 of the 12 big ones still out there.

this is the big one. A $50 ticket with a $25 million dollar grand prize. There's gonna be 2 big winners and both those tickets are still out there.

$10 ticket - 2 million dollar grand prize. 6 of the 8 big ones still remain.

$20 ticket - 5 million grand prize. 22 of the 32 5 million dollar ones are out there.

The $20 get you a million ticket. There's 100 grand prize tickets and 68 are still floating around.

Those are the main ones. If I didn't mention your favorite then it probably falls somewhere in between. You can check for it here.