SACRAMENTO – This weekend could very well have a life-changing moment in store for California Lottery players, as both the SuperLOTTO Plus® and MEGA Millions® jackpots are in the top three on the list of largest Lottery jackpots in the nation.
Saturday’s SuperLOTTO Plus jackpot has grown to a hefty $76 million – the largest Lottery jackpot in the country right now, and the highest dollar value its been in over a year. The California Lottery’s other big-draw game, MEGA Millions, currently has the nation’s third largest jackpot, $60 million, which will be up for grabs tonight.
“This weekend is an exciting time for California Lottery players, as they have a chance to win two of the three largest Lottery jackpots in the nation, “ Lottery Director Joan Borucki said.
MEGA Millions is played in 12 states, including California. Drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. SuperLOTTO Plus numbers are drawn every Wednesday and Saturday at 7:57 p.m. Tickets cost $1 and can be purchased from any one of the more than 20,000 Lottery retailers statewide (www.calottery.com/locations).
More than 95 cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the community in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retail commissions. The California Lottery contributes at least 34 cents of every dollar that players spend on Lottery products to public education and returns more than 50 percent of sales to players in the form of prizes. Since its inception in 1985, the Lottery has contributed nearly $21 billion to California schools out of total sales of more than $56 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.6 billion in compensation since 1985.
Please remember to use the California Lottery’s exciting new logo, which can be found at www.calottery.com/styleguide.