For a $2 ticket, people have a chance to win the Mega Millions record-breaking lottery jackpot of $1.6 billion. The drawing is on Tuesday night in the United States. People also have a chance at winning the Powerball jackpot, which is now up to $620 million. That drawing will be on Wednesday night. Mega Millions is a lottery game played in 44 American states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The winning ticket must match six numbers, from 1 to 70. Several states permit online ticket purchases. Out-of-state or overseas purchases are not permitted. The first Mega Millions drawing was on May 17, 2002. That winner received a jackpot of $28 million, a small amount compared to this week’s jackpot. The most recent Mega Millions drawing on October 19 was for a jackpot of $1 billion dollars. But no one won.