(Newswire.net — August 30, 2019) — Winning huge jackpot prizes is the dream of every lottery player. Online portals like Lottoland have made it possible for anyone in the world to realise their dream of winning with the biggest names in international lotteries available on their platform. Did you know that the two lotteries famous for their huge jackpots are Powerball and Mega Millions?
Here are the 10 biggest lottery jackpots in the history of Powerball and Mega Millions that made people richer than possible after multiple rollovers.
INR 11302.6 Crores ($1.586 Billion) in Powerball
his is the biggest jackpot prize to date. Amounting to 11,302.6 crores in Indian currency, it’s an incredible amount of money. Three people who bought their tickets in California, Florida and Tennessee won it in a draw conducted on Jan. 13, 2016. Each received around INR 3769 crores, which is enough to make their lives luxurious forever.
INR 10,953.43 Crores ($1.537 Billion) in Mega Millions
The second-largest jackpot goes to Mega Millions, the draw of which happened on Oct. 23, 2018. The winner was from South Carolina. An anonymous winner claimed the INR 10,953.43 crores.
INR 5471.7 Crores ($768.4 Million) in Powerball
The third spot again goes to Powerball, the draw of which happened on Mar 27th, 2019. This had a single winning ticket.
INR 5402.8 Crores ($758.7 Million) in Powerball
Powerball also takes the fourth spot in the list of largest jackpots. Mavis Wanczyk was the sole winner of this jackpot prize, and the ticket was sold in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
INR 4898 Crores ($687.8 Million) in Powerball
The dominance of Powerball in the list continues with this fifth slot. This particular draw had two winners Lerynne West of Redfield from Iowa and Robert Bailey from New York City. The draw happened on Oct. 27, 2018.
INR 4671.4 Crores ($656 Million) in Mega Millions
Mega Millions take the seventh spot in the list in the draw that happened on March 30, 2012. There were three winning tickets, each sold in Maryland, Illinois and Kansas. The Maryland winners were three people who pooled together their money to buy 60 tickets out of which they had this winning ticket. The Illinois ticket was won by a couple – Merle and Patricia Butler of Red Bud.
INR 4614.5 Crores ($648 Million) in Mega Millions
Again on Dec. 17, 2013, a huge jackpot prize of INR 4618 crores was won on two tickets that were sold Georgia and California. All lottery experts advise against picking numbers based on birthdays and lucky numbers. Luckily for the winner from Georgia, Ira Curry, rubbished the advice. For her winning combo, she used family birthdates and 7, which was her family’s lucky number.
INR 4262 Crores ($590.5 Million) in Powerball
The last three spots in this list of largest jackpots go to Powerball again. Gloria MacKenzie bought the winning ticket in Florida and won on May 18, 2013.
INR 4183.6 Crores ($587.5 Million) in Powerball
This draw happened on Nov. 28, 2012, and the two winning tickets were sold in Missouri and Arizona.
INR 4017 Crores ($564.1 Million) in Powerball
This draw that happened on Feb. 11, 2015, had three winners from Texas, North Carolina and Puerto Rico.