Mega Millions $625 Million Jackpot Largest in Nearly 2 Years

Mega Millions $625 Million Jackpot Largest in Nearly 2 Years
Mega Millions lottery tickets rest on a counter at a Pilot travel center near Burlington, N.C., on July 1, 2016. Gerry Broome/AP Photo
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DES MOINES, Iowa—Lottery players will have a shot Tuesday night at the eighth-largest jackpot in U.S. history due to months without a winner of the big prize.

The Mega Millions $625 million jackpot is the largest lottery prize in nearly two years. The big prize for Powerball, the other national lottery game, isn’t far behind, at $550 million for Wednesday night’s drawing.