What would you do with $681M? NJ lottery players test luck tonight

💰 Drawing is tonight (Sept. 3)

💰 Prize makes lottery game history

💰 Cheap to play

You can’t win unless you take a chance!

An estimated $681 million ($336.1 million cash) is up for grabs in tonight’s Mega Millions drawing — coined as the seventh largest prize by the lottery game.

Another reason to test your luck: they say it’s the biggest Mega Millions September offer ever!

SEE ALSO: 10 of New Jersey’s best hidden gems

The last Mega Millions jackpot winner was in June, but various nationwide second-tier winnings have happened since, including in New Jersey.

But that’s not all! Someone in New Jersey bought a jackpot-winning ticket worth $1.128 billion this year but hasn’t claimed the March prize; the person has until March 2025 to claim the money.

Facts about the Mega Millions

• sold in 45 states
• $2 to play
• likelihood of winning the major prize is 1 in 302,575,350
• drawings happen Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. EST

More information on the Mega Millions can be found here.

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