UPDATE: The Mega Millions jackpot is now at $830 million, up $20 million from Tuesday morning. ORIGINAL POST: The Mega Millions jackpot is ascending into rarefied air. 🤑 For Tuesday's drawing, the jackpot has risen to $810 million, with a cash option of $470.1 million – the third-highest Mega Millions jackpot ever, according to the Mega Millions website. The top jackpot of $1.586 billion came in a Powerball drawing on Jan. 13, 2016. That's followed by Mega Millions jackpots of $1.537 billion won Oct. 23, 2018, in South Carolina, and $1.050 billion won Jan. 22, 2021, in Michigan Click the link in our bio to learn more about Tuesday's jackpot.