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The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are huge today

The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are huge today
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The combined jackpots for Mega Millions and Powerballtotal more than $860 million right now, and it's possible that will surpass a combined $1 billion.

It's one of the highest combined totals ever for the two lottery games.

The Mega Millions, with a current jackpot of $549 million, will be drawn at 11 p.m. Eastern today. The Powerball, which is at $314 million, is drawn on Saturday.

The highest Mega Millions jackpot ever won was $656 million in 2012. It was split by winners in three states. 

Thelargest Powerball payout was $242 million in August 2018.