$670M Mega Millions Jackpot Up For Grabs Friday: What To Know In MI

MICHIGAN — The Mega Millions jackpot is up $670 million for Friday's drawing, and a Michigander could become the fifth Michigan Lottery player to win the game’s jackpot on what some consider to be the unluckiest of days.

Four Michigan lottery players have won the Mega Millions jackpot on Friday the 13th, a date many consider to be a cursed day.

Those four jackpots totaled $171 million in winnings and include:

• June 13, 2008 – $57 million jackpot, won by a Kent City man
• May 13, 2011 – $27 million jackpot, won by a Kalamazoo man
• June 13, 2014 – $66 million jackpot, won by a Port Huron woman
• Oct. 13, 2017 – $21 million jackpot, won by a Waterford man

"Four lucky Michigan Lottery players have won Mega Millions jackpots on Friday the 13th, making it a historically lucky day for our players, and especially exciting with a $670 million jackpot up for grabs," said Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli. "We hope to see the lucky streak continue with a Michigan player winning the eighth largest Mega Millions jackpot in history this Friday and making a fifth Friday the 13th Mega Millions jackpot win in Michigan!"

The Mega Millions jackpot has been climbing for several weeks, now giving players a shot at $670 million on Friday the 13th. The cash option for the jackpot is $317.8 million.

If a player wins the jackpot, it would be the fourth Mega Millions jackpot won this year, and the eighth largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won. Friday’s drawing will be the 27th drawing since the jackpot was last won in September, when one ticket purchased in Texas won the $810 million jackpot.

Michiganders have until 10:45 p.m. Friday to buy tickets for the drawing. Tickets can also be purchased online at MichiganLottery.com.

The Mega Millions jackpot was last won in Michigan in January 2021 by an Oakland County lottery club. The club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot. That jackpot was the largest ever won in Michigan.