The largest Mega Millions jackpot is currently $656 million... which occured on Friday, March 30, 2012.
The winning numbers in the historic Mega Millions Lottery record jackpot were: 2, 4, 23, 38, 46 & the Mega Ball 23.
UPDATE: The winners of the gigantic Mega Millions jackpot will be split three ways by lucky ticket-holders in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland.
Below is a list of the ten largest Mega Millions jackpots.
| Rank |
Amount |
Date |
Number of
Winning Tickets |
States With Winning Tickets |
| 1 |
$656 million |
3/30/2012 |
3 |
Kansas, Illinois, Maryland |
| 2 |
$648 million |
12/17/2013 |
2 |
California, Georgia |
| 3 |
$543 million |
7/24/2018 |
1 |
California |
| 4 |
$536 million |
7/8/2016 |
1 |
Indiana |
| 5 |
$533 million |
3/30/2018 |
1 |
New Jersey |
| 6 |
$451 million |
1/5/2018 |
1 |
Florida |
| 7 |
$414 million |
3/18/2014 |
2 |
Florida, Maryland |
| 8 |
$393 million |
8/11/2017 |
1 |
Illinois |
| 9 |
$390 million |
3/6/2007 |
2 |
Georgia, New Jersey |
| 10 |
$380 million |
1/4/2011 |
2 |
Idaho, Washington |