▶️ No, you didn’t win the $660 million Mega Millions jackpot

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Nobody won Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing, which means he jackpot is expected to skyrocket another $130 million to a total of $790 million next Tuesday. That will make it the fourth-largest in U.S. lottery history.

And it also means Oregon’s streak continues. No ticket sold in the Beaver State has ever won the Mega Millions jackpot.

The winning numbers Friday were 14-40-60-64-66 and the Mega Ball was 16. The Megaplier was 3X.

At $790 million for Tuesday’s drawing, the winner could take a one-time, lump sum payment of $464.4 million. They could also choose to take annual payments for 30 years.

The only jackpots that have been higher were a $1.586 Powerball drawing in 2016, a $1.537 billion Mega Millons jackpot in 2018 and a $1.05 billion Mega Millions prize last year.

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One thing Oregon contestants should know is this: Staying anonymous if they win will be pretty much impossible. The names of the lottery winners, the money they made, and the city they bought the ticket in are all public records.

Bend financial advisor says you need to have a plan if you win the jackpot

Chris Chiampis, a financial advisor for Northwest Mutual in Bend says lottery winners should seek out a financial advisor, tax planner, public accountant and attorney.

As for spending, Chiampis says that any immediate investments is a bad idea, so don’t pretend you’re an investor on “Shark Tank.”
 
 
Mega Millions said nobody has won the big prize since April 15. The other jackpots won this year were $426 million in California on January 28; $128 million in New York on March 8 and $110 million in Minnesota on April 12.

Oregon is one of 45 states, plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, that participates in Mega Millions. Oregon also participates in Powerball.

The odds of winning the big prize is 1-in-302.2 million. For perspective, the odds of being struck by lighting once in your lifetime would be 1-in-15,000.

But, you’d have better luck winning Mega Millions or Powerball than filling out a perfect bracket in the NCAA Tournament. That’s 1-in-9.2 quadrillion.

Mega Millions all-time largest jackpots

  1. $1.537 billion: Oct. 23, 2018
  2. $1.050 billion: Jan. 22, 2021
  3. $790 million: July 26, 2022 (TBD)
  4. $655 million: March 30, 2012 (three tickets sold)
  5. $648 million: Dec. 17, 2013 (two tickets sold
  6. $543 million: July 24, 2018
  7. $536 million: July 8, 2016
  8. $533 million: March 30, 2018
  9. $522 million: June 7, 2019
  10. $516 million: May 21, 2021

Powerball all-time largest jackpots

  1. $1.586 billion: Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets sold)
  2. $768.4 million: March 27, 2019
  3. $758.7 million: Aug. 23, 2017
  4. $731.1 million: Jan. 20, 2021
  5. $699.8 million: Oct. 4, 2021
  6. $687.8 million: Oct. 27, 2018 (two tickets)
  7. $632.6 million: Jan. 5, 2022 (two tickets) 
  8. $590.5 million: May 18, 2013
  9. $587.5 million: Nov. 28, 2012 (two tickets) 
  10. $564.1 million: Feb. 11, 2015 (three tickets sold) 
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