The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $1.13 billion for tonight’s drawing! The cash option for the jackpot is $537.5 million.

If a player wins the jackpot, it would be the first Mega Millions jackpot won this year, and the fifth largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won.

Tonight’s drawing will be the 31st drawing since the Mega Millions jackpot was last won Dec. 8, when two tickets purchased in California split the $394 million jackpot. Since the jackpot run began Dec. 12, Michigan Lottery players have won more than $5.6 million in prizes, including two prizes of $1 million.

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 and the sixth largest in U.S. lottery history.

Lottery retailers throughout the state are selling Mega Millions tickets until 10:45 p.m. tonight. Tickets also may be purchased online at Michiganmilotteryconnect.casinowinning.net.

Mega Millions drawings take place each Tuesday and Friday evening. Each Mega Millions play is only $2. For an additional $1 per play, players have the opportunity to add a “Megaplier” that can multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to five times. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.