At one point or another, we've all dreamed of winning the lottery and thought about what we would do with the money. While it's fun to think about, the chances of it actually happening are slim to none. According to GoBankingRates, your odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are approximately 1 in 176 million. Even if you were to play a single state lottery, your odds of winning would be 1 in 42 million. To shed light on the subject, Madison Trust has published a new infographic that dives into the 25 largest lottery jackpots ever in history. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are so slim that, according to the CDC, you are 30,000 times more likely to experience a bathroom injury than to win it. Additionally, the National Weather Service states that you are 250 times more likely to be struck by lightning than to win the lottery.
The data in Madison Trust's infographic reveals that the largest jackpot ever won in the United States was a $2.04 billion Powerball prize claimed in California on November 7, 2022.
Infographic by: madisontrust
