"Mega Millions Jackpot reaches USD 240 MILLION for Tuesday 4th March 2014"
After another draw that produced no Mega Millions jackpot winners on Friday 28th February 2013 - this globally popular USA Lottery has soared again from its previous top prize of USD 216 MILLION to a huge USD 240 MILLION for tomorrow's draw on Tuesday 4th March 2014.
Over the last couple of years the Mega Millions jackpot has had a habit of reaching some rather lofty heights and it could now well be on its way to producing yet another USD 300 MILLION + jackpot to excite US Lottery players both at home and abroad.
The Mega Millions results for Friday 28th February 2014 were: 3, 31, 50, 58, 59 with a MegaBall of 6 and a Mega Millions MegaPlier of x4.
1 Georgia Lottery player managed to win a 2nd prize of USD 1 MILLION by correctly choosing the 5 main Mega millions numbers and in total there were 2,705,546 Mega Millions winners who took away a prize.
With a USD 34 MILLION jackpot increase in the latest rollover - as the Mega Millions jackpot reaches USD 240 MILLION - it could be just one or two more draws away from breaking the USD 300 MILLION barrier for the 9th time in its history.
Once the jackpot reaches these kind of levels players naturally start recalling the record breaking Mega Millions prize amounts that have been produced - the recent USD 648 MILLION won just over 2 months ago on December 17th 2013 by 2 tickets from California and Georgia plus the USD 656 MILLION all-time lottery record of March 30th 2012 which was by 3 ticket holders from Kansas, Maryland and Illinois.
Time will tell just how big the latest Mega Millions jackpot will grow to but as we know - the higher it grows - the bigger the rollover amounts become meaning that the top prize escalates a lot quicker than it does in the earliest of its rollover draws. So now as the Mega Millions jackpot reaches USD 240 MILLION for tomorrow's draw we shall all be watching it with anticipation.
It is also well worth remembering that to win the jackpot is not the only way of becoming a multi-millionaire when you play Mega Millions.
The Mega Millions MegaPlier prize multiplier option will allow you to increase your win on all non-jackpot levels by up to 5 times the amount which means that a USD 1 MILLION 2nd prize can be turned into a prize of USD 5 MILLION should a MegaPlier of x5 be drawn.
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