{"id":2544,"date":"2024-03-11T22:11:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T22:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lottoexpress.com\/blog\/?p=2544"},"modified":"2024-08-12T17:51:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T17:51:07","slug":"march-12-mega-millions-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lottoexpress.com\/blog\/march-12-mega-millions-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"March 12 Mega Millions Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tuesday, March 12 marks another chapter in the saga of American Mega Millions history, and you don&#8217;t want to miss out on the action! All eyes are on the staggering jackpot soaring to rarely seen heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lottoexpress.com\/lotteries\/American-Mega-Millions\">Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday, March 12th<\/a> has reached an astounding $735,000,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This jackpot has climbed up the list to number 6 on the all-time top 10 Mega Millions jackpots in history:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$1.602 billion, Aug. 8, 2023 won in Florida<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018 won in South Carolina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$1.348 billion, Jan. 13, 2023 won in Maine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$1.337 billion: July 29, 2022 won in Illinois<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$1.05 billion, Jan. 22, 2021 won in Michigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lottoexpress.com\/lotteries\/American-Mega-Millions\">$735 million, March 12, 2024: (Current jackpot in play!)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$656 million, March 30, 2012 shared in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$648 million, Dec. 17, 2013 shared in California, Georgia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$543 million, July 24, 2018 won in California<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$536 million, July 8, 20116 won in Indiana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Will this week\u2019s mammoth jackpot make its mark as the sixth largest of all time? 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All eyes are on the staggering jackpot soaring to rarely seen heights. The upcoming Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday, March 12th has reached an astounding $735,000,000. 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