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Mega Millions Jackpot Rises to $1 Billion

And the mega millions jackpot is still up for grabs. Hannah. With the next drawing happening tonight. Lottery players will get another chance to snag the billion dollar prize. No one's won the jackpot since April 18 and tonight's drawing will be the 30 th since someone won big. Well, the last mega millions winner took home 20 million on April 18 in Syracuse, New York and the lucky winner can opt to collect a lump sum payment, which after taxes comes out to 527 million or choose to collect payments annually over 30 years.