An estimated 875 estimated Mega Millions lottery ticket buyers stretched round the block for $640M jackpot
/The queue tells you everything. The 2012 Mega Millions jackpot reached a monumental $640 million for the drawing on March 30, 2012.
This massive prize attracted thousands to Primm Valley Casino Resorts Lotto store where they lined up around the block.
The endless queue was the result of the jackpot rolling over, dramatically boosting the previous draw's $363 million due to no winning tickets being sold for that amount.
People come to the Primm Valley Casino Resorts Lotto store for lottery tickets for several reasons.
Despite Nevada's fame as a gambling state, it does not run a state lottery or participate in multi-state lotteries like Powerball or Mega Millions.
This gap makes the Primm Lotto Store, located just across the Nevada-California border, an important destination for Southern Nevada residents and visitors from Las Vegas looking to buy up in these lotteries.
The Lotto Store at Primm stands out as one of the world's busiest lottery stores, offering a wide range of lottery options including Powerball, Mega Millions, scratch tickets, and California's own SuperLotto Plus.
Its popularity spikes especially when jackpots reach large amounts, leading to long lines of hopeful participants.
The store's location, on the Nevada side but officially in Nipton, California, makes it the nearest option for Las Vegas residents to purchase lottery tickets legally.
The presence of self-serve lottery machines, cashiers, and a range of amenities like snacks and restrooms cater to the convenience and comfort of visitors.
The store also has a history of issuing winning tickets, adding to its popularity among lottery participants.
The winning numbers for this historic draw were 2, 4, 23, 38, 46 with the Mega Ball being 23. There were three jackpot-winning tickets that matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball, each claiming a share of the jackpot, which amounted to $213.33 million per ticket.
These winning tickets were sold in Illinois, Kansas, and Maryland, marking a significant event in Mega Millions history.
In addition to the jackpot winners, there were numerous other prizes awarded across various tiers. The prizes ranged from $2 for matching just the Mega Ball to $1,000,000 for matching five numbers with the Megaplier option.
In total, there were 17,231,302 winners in this draw across all prize tiers, highlighting the widespread participation and interest in this particular drawing.
This draw was notable not only for its sizeable jackpot but also for the number of people it drew into the Mega Millions game.
