Mega Millions winner stories are most useful when the dates, prize amounts, locations and claim status are clear. This archive collects historical jackpot and secondary prize reports and distinguishes what was known at the time from what was confirmed later.
Older lottery stories can become misleading when a preliminary jackpot estimate is treated as the final amount, when an initially unknown winner later claims a prize, or when a second tier prize is incorrectly called a jackpot. The articles in this section keep those distinctions clear.
For current Mega Millions rules, ticket price and odds, use the site's current game guides rather than relying on figures quoted in older winner stories. Historical articles retain the rules and circumstances of their original period only where those details remain relevant to the event.
The holder of the only jackpot winning ticket from the July 28, 2026 Mega Millions drawing has claimed the prize in Florida and selected the cash option.
Read More: Florida's $803 Million Mega Millions Winner Chooses Cash OptionAn Illinois player using the nickname Lucky Lady claimed the $536 million Mega Millions jackpot from the March 10, 2026 drawing after buying the winning play through the official Illinois Lottery iLottery platform.
Read More: Lucky Lady Claims $536 Million Mega Millions Jackpot in IllinoisAn anonymous Georgia player has claimed the $983 million Mega Millions jackpot from the November 14, 2025 drawing, the largest lottery prize ever won in the state.
Read More: Anonymous Georgia Winner Claims Record $983 Million Mega Millions JackpotDebbie Kujava and her brother Dennis Kujava became the center of attention in their northern Minnesota community after a Lotto America ticket purchased by Debbie won a $22.8 million jackpot.
Read More: Minnesota Siblings' $22.8 Million Lotto America WinThe December 9, 2022 Mega Millions drawing produced two Match 5 tickets while no ticket won the jackpot.
Read More: Two $1 Million Mega Millions Prizes on December 9, 2022A Florida ticket won a $2 million Mega Millions secondary prize in the July 29, 2022 drawing.
Read More: Florida $2 Million Mega Millions Prize from the July 29, 2022 DrawFour Texas Mega Millions tickets were reported to have won significant non-jackpot prizes across two November 2022 drawings.
Read More: Two $20,000 and Two $40,000 Mega Millions TicketsMega Millions jackpot rankings change whenever a new prize exceeds an older record. A useful history therefore needs an “updated through” date and must distinguish the advertised annuity jackpot from the cash option.
Read More: Largest Mega Millions JackpotsThe October 14, 2022 Mega Millions jackpot was reported before the drawing as $494 million.
Read More: The October 2022 Mega Millions Jackpot: $494 Million Estimate to $502 Million FinalA Mega Millions ticket sold in Murphysboro, Illinois won a $4 million secondary prize in a November 2022 drawing.
Read More: Southern Illinois $4 Million Mega Millions Prize
