Mega Millions, Powerball: Michigan’s Biggest Payouts Of 2018

The combined winnings for the Mega Millions and the Powerball jackpot this weekend have reached over half a billion dollars.

The drawing for the Mega Millions prize of $422,000,000 takes place Friday at 11 p.m. EST. If you don’t get lucky in that drawing, you could still win big in the Powerball drawing that takes place on Saturday just before 10 p.m. EST. The Powerball jackpot this weekend is $130,000,000.

Individual lottery jackpots have far exceeded the combined prize money in play for this weekend. In January 2016, the Powerball jackpot reached $1.6 billion and the winnings were split among three lucky winners in California, Tennessee and Florida.

Michigan’s big winners

While you may not win the big prize, you could still walk away with a good chunk of money in either of the two games. In Michigan, the biggest payout so far in 2018 was over $300 million.

On Aug. 15, 2012, a Lapeer man won a $337 million Powerball jackpot. It was the largest payout yet.

In April of 2005, a Port Huron couple won $208 million.

The last Michigan player to win the Mega Millions jackpot was a Waterford man who won half of the game’s $42 million jackpot in October 2017.

Be sure to check Patch for the Mega Millions and Powerball winning numbers on Friday and Saturday.

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