Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches $224 Million for Tonight’s Drawing

MSL MegaMillions LogoWhat would you do with $224 million? That’s the question Michigan Lottery players are asking themselves before tonight’s Mega Millions drawing, with $224 million on the line.

Tonight’s $224 million jackpot is Mega Millions’ second highest jackpot of 2014. In March, two lucky players from Florida and Maryland split a $414 million jackpot. The cash option for tonight’s jackpot is about $137 million.

The Mega Millions game has been lucky for Michigan Lottery players this year. On Friday, June 13, Kelsey Zachow, of Port Huron, won a $66 million jackpot. Three other players have each won a $1 million prize playing Mega Millions, including a player who won in the Aug. 5 drawing and has yet to claim the big prize. That winning ticket was sold at the CVS Pharmacy, located at 727 28th Street Southeast in Grand Rapids.

If a lucky Michigan Lottery player wins tonight’s $224 million jackpot, it would be the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won in the state. On April 22, 2005, a Port Huron couple, Ralph and Mary Stebbins, won $208 million.

The $1 million winner from the Aug. 5 drawing should contact the Michigan Lottery Public Relations Division at (517) 373-1237 to schedule an appointment to collect the big prize. The prize must be claimed at the Lottery’s headquarters in Lansing. Tickets for Mega Millions are valid for one year from the drawing date.

Mega Millions drawings take place each Tuesday and Friday evening. Each Mega Millions play is only $1. For an additional $1 per play, players have the opportunity to add a “Megaplier” that can multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to five times.

Mega Millions tickets for tonight’s drawing may be purchased at the Lottery’s 11,000 retailers around the state until 10:45 p.m.

This entry was posted in Jackpot, Mega Millions, Michigan Lottery, Unclaimed Prizes and tagged , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.