There’s nothing like a scary-good jackpot on Halloween.
Tonight’s Mega Millions drawing (Friday, Oct. 31) will be the 35th since a $348 million jackpot was hit on June 27 in Virginia. The drawing tonight is worth an estimated $754 million, putting it in the top 10 Mega Millions jackpots of all time.
But the Halloween jackpot may be unlucky.
“There has been a drawing on Halloween six previous times in Mega Millions history, but none of those produced a jackpot win on the ghostly day,” a press release from Mega Millions said.
If you dare to play, here’s what to know about tonight’s jackpot.
With the jackpot being an estimated $754 million, the cash payout would be $352.8 million.
At $754 million, the jackpot is the ninth largest in the history of the game.
It’s the largest jackpot since last December, when a California ticket won a $1.269 billion jackpot.
Drawings are conducted at 11 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays from Atlanta. You can watch them on the official Mega Millions YouTube channel.
If no one wins, the jackpot will continue to grow.
According to the game’s website, “Players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers – five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) – or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing. In the event of multiple jackpot winners, the jackpot prize will be shared.”
There are other prizes in addition to the jackpot. The smallest prize to win is $10.
Mega Millions tickets are $5 each and can be played in 45 states, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets can be purchased until 10:45 p.m. on the night of a given drawing.
The Powerball jackpot for the Saturday, Nov. 1 drawing is an estimated $400 million, with a $190.7 million cash option.
Saturday’s Powerball drawing will be the 24th since the jackpot last hit Sept. 6, when tickets sold in Missouri and Texas split a $1.787 billion jackpot.
Powerball tickets are $2 each and can be purchased until 9:50 p.m. Saturday. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.