With no cap on the top prize, Mega Millions jackpots can reach enormous sums. Mega Millions holds the record for the second lottery jackpots in the world. On this page, you can find information about the biggest Mega Millions winners of all time, as well as the locations of any jackpot-winning tickets sold.

Top 10 Mega Millions Jackpot Winners

Here you can see the top ten Mega Millions winners in the game’s history. You can also view information about the total winners and payouts for each drawing by selecting the date:

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Jackpot Amount	Drawing Date	Winning Tickets	Winning State(s)
$1.537 billion	October 23rd 2018	1	South Carolina
$656 million	March 30th 2012	3	Maryland, Illinois and Kansas
$648 million	December 17th 2013	2	Georgia, California
$543 million	July 24th 2018	1	California
$540 million	July 8th 2016	1	Indiana
$533 million	March 30th 2018	1	New Jersey
$450 million	January 5th 2018	1	Florida
$425 million	January 1st 2019	1	New York
$414 million	March 18th 2014	2	Florida, Maryland
$410 million	June 9th 2020	1	Arizona

Below you can find more information about the biggest Mega Millions winners, including their names and other interesting facts about the drawings.

$1.537 billion won on October 23rd 2018

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The biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever and the second largest in the world was won on October 23rd 2018 by a single ticket purchased at KC Mart #7 in Simpsonville, South Carolina.

$656 million won on March 30th 2012

The drawing on March 30th 2012 created not only the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever seen but also the second-largest jackpot in the world. The grand prize was worth an incredible $656 million and was the result of 19 draws without a top-tier winner. In the draw, three ticket holders from Maryland, Illinois and Kansas matched all six numbers to share the jackpot.

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The winners were named as Merle and Patricia Butler from Red Bud, Illinois and three work colleagues dubbed 'The Three Amigos' from Milford Mill, Maryland. The third winner was from Kansas but, as winners in that state have the option to remain anonymous, they were never formally identified. Each winner received $218.6 million before taxes.

$648 million won on December 17th 2013

The second-largest Mega Millions jackpot was worth $648 million and was finally won on December 17th 2013 by two ticket holders after 22 draws without a top prize winner. One of the winning tickets was purchased in Georgia by Ira Curry and the other by Steve Tran of California.

$543 million won on July 24th 2018

The third largest Mega Millions jackpot ever was won by a single ticket purchased at Ernie's Liquors in South White Road, San Jose (California). The prize was claimed by a group of 11 co-workers from Santa Clara County.

$540 million won on July 8th 2016

A single player from Cambridge City, Indiana won the third-largest Mega Millions jackpot on Friday 8th July 2016 after 34 draws without a jackpot winner, the longest run of rollovers the game had ever seen. The grand prize was worth $540 million, with a lump-sum value of $380 million before taxes, and is currently the largest Mega Millions jackpot won on a single ticket.

$533 million won on March 30th 2018

Richard Wahl, a 47 year old Food Production Manager from Vernon (New Jersey), was the sole winner of the fourth largest Mega Millions jackpot ever; the winning ticket was sold at a Lukoil mini-mart in Riverdale. Wahl decided to take the cash option worth $220.7 million, after taxes.

$450 million won on January 5th 2018

Shane Missler, a 20-year old background screening worker, was the sole winner of the $450 million jackpot that is the second largest single win in Mega Millions history. The Florida player took the cash lump sum of $281.2 million after winning from one of his five quick pick tickets that were bought with scratchcard winnings.

$414 million won on March 18th 2014

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On March 18th 2014, two ticket holders split a jackpot of $414 million to receive $207 million each before taxes. The lucky winners were the Cobie and Seamus Trust from Florida and an anonymous player from Maryland.

$410 million won on June 9th 2020

The jackpot, scooped by a single ticket holder in Arizona, was the first ever won in the state.

$393 million won on August 11th 2017

The winning ticket was sold at Nick’s Barbecue in Palos Heights, Illinois. The prize, won by single ticket holder Patricia Busking, is the largest-ever jackpot amount won in Illinois and the estimated cash value is $247.3 million.

$390 million won on March 6th 2007

The draw on March 6th 2007 offered a $390 million jackpot and was shared between Elaine and Harold Messner from New Jersey and Eddie Nabors from Georgia. Each winning ticket picked up $195 million before taxes.

$380 million won on January 4th 2011

In January 2011, two ticket holders from Idaho and Washington split a jackpot of $380 million.

$336 million won on August 28th 2009

Kevyn Ogawa from San Gabriel, California and James Groves from the Bronx, New York, were the lucky players who shared the $336 million jackpot from the August 28th drawing. Each player took home $168 million before taxes.

$330 million won on August 31st 2007

Four winning ticket holders won the $330 million jackpot. The winners were John and Sandy Belawsky from New Jersey, Bernard and Tucker Adcock from Virginia, Ellwood Bartlett of Maryland, and SB Alchemy Holdings, Ltd., of Dallas, Texas.

$326 million won on November 4th 2014

Harold Diamond, a retired school principal from Wurtsboro, New York, won the $326 million jackpot. He chose to take the cash lump sum of $130.6 after withholdings. The Mega Millions jackpot is the third largest won by a single ticket holder in the game’s history.

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