Mega Millions Jackpot: $600 Million Up for Grabs
Check your numbers to see if you're the lucky winner of Tuesday's $600 million jackpot. The estimated jackpot for the drawing is $600 million, with a cash option of about $277.2 million.
Winning Numbers
The winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing are available for players to check against their tickets.
How to Play
Players pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers: five different numbers from 1 to 70 and one number from 1 to 25, or select Easy Pick. A player wins the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
Claiming the Prize
Jackpot winners may choose whether to receive 30 annual payments, each five percent higher than the last, or a lump-sum payment. Mega Millions drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays and are offered in 45 states, Washington D.C.
Author's summary: Mega Millions jackpot reaches $600 million.