Get out and get in the game for your chance to win!

TRENTON (Jan. 5, 2018) – Tonight’s Mega Millions drawing is now the 4th largest Mega Millions jackpot ever at $450 million, according to New Jersey Lottery Acting Executive Director John M. White. Tomorrow’s Powerball drawing has been increased to a whopping $570 million, making it the 5th largest Powerball jackpot ever. This is the first time in history that both games have had jackpots over $400 million at the same time. White urges the public to buy a ticket and get into the games for a chance at these two life-changing opportunities.

“With the record-climbing jackpot, we remind players participating in Lottery pools to engage in proper group play practices, including sharing copies of the tickets with everyone involved and determining group rules before the drawing occurs. Additionally, the New Jersey Lottery promotes responsible play through its cooperation with the Council on Compulsive Gambling of NJ and by promoting the helpline 1-800-GAMBLER® phone number on all Lottery marketing and advertising material. You only need one ticket in order to have a chance to win,” White continued.

Tonight’s Mega Millions drawing will be the 24th since the roll began on October 17, 2017. With each draw, thousands of New Jersey Lottery players became winners of cash prizes. In total, more than 906,281 New Jersey tickets were winners, giving back more than $7,892,287 in prizes to players. The roll has created 19 $5,000 winners, two $50,000 winners, and one $4,000,000 winner.

Saturday night’s Powerball drawing will be the 21st drawing since the roll began on October 28, 2017. In total, more than 837,035 New Jersey tickets were winners, giving back more than $6,819,446 in prizes to players. The roll has created 17 $50,000 winners, one $100,000 winner, two $150,000 winners, one $250,000 winner, and one $1,000,000 winner.

“We encourage everyone to check their tickets. There are prizes at many levels so matching just the Mega Millions or Powerball number can claim a prize,” White said. New Jersey Lottery players have one year from the draw date to claim a ticket. Players are reminded to add Power Play or Megaplier Multiplier onto their ticket purchase for an additional dollar to multiply the second and other lower-tier prize amounts by up to five times.