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Is tonight the night? $865 million Mega Millions jackpot to be drawn live on WSB

Dreaming of becoming a millionaire? Tonight could be the night for you.

The $865 million Mega Millions drawing is tonight, and if you choose the cash option, you can walk away with $638.8 million.

But if you don’t match all 6 numbers, don’t worry, you’ll have another chance tomorrow with the Powerball jackpot.

The Powerball jackpot is at $730 million, with a cash value of $546 million.

You can watch EVERY Powerball and Mega Millions drawing LIVE on WSB-TV. Mega Millions drawings are on Tuesday and Friday. Powerball drawings are on Wednesday and Saturday.

The Mega Millions jackpot is the the third-largest of all time.

The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit on Sept. 15, 2020. Adrian Tongson of Racine, Wisconsin, won the $120 million prize. Tongson chose the cash option of approximately $95.4 million and took home approximately $65.2 million after federal and state taxes.

Should someone win the Powerball jackpot on Wednesday, it would be the fourth-largest jackpot in the game’s history and the sixth-largest in U.S. lottery history.

The record for a Powerball jackpot is $1.586 billion, won Jan. 13, 2016, among players in California, Florida and Tennessee. The second-highest amount was $768.4 million, drawn March 27, 2019, in Wisconsin, while the No. 3 jackpot was worth $758.7 million, won Aug. 23, 2017, in Massachusetts.

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