$940M Mega Millions prize just latest of massive jackpots


              FILE - A person holds a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Tempe, Ariz., Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. An estimated $785 million Mega Millions jackpot set for Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 will give lottery players a chance to start the new year with a lucrative bang. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
            
              A customer fills out a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a convenience store Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Northbrook, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
            
              A billboard along Interstate 95 advertise the Mega Millions jackpot in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
            
              Lottery tickets included Mega Millions are placed on the counter at a convenience store Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Northbrook, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
            
              A lottery ticket vending machine is seen at a convenience store Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Northbrook, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
            
              A Illinois Lottery games draw time schedule is displayed included Mega Millions at a convenience store Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Northbrook, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
            
              A Mega Millions lottery ticket is printed out of a lottery machine at a convenience store Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Northbrook, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
            
              A Mega Millions lottery ticket is printed out of a lottery machine at a convenience store Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Northbrook, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
            
              A customer fills out a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a convenience store Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Northbrook, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
            
              Play stubs are displayed at the lottery counter at Broad Street Liquors, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Timonium, Md. An estimated $785 million Mega Millions jackpot set for Tuesday night will give lottery players a chance to start the new year with a lucrative bang. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
            
              A clerk at Broad Street Liquors updates the Mega Millions jackpot at the store's lottery counter, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Timonium, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
$940M Mega Millions prize just latest of massive jackpots