Jackpot climbs to $321 million

Candidates in the midterm elections are hoping for a win this week, and so are Kansas Lottery players. More than half a billion dollars in jackpots are up for grabs this week.

The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday night is $321 million, with a cash option of $194.1 million. That’s the largest Mega Millions jackpot since March 2014, and the 8th largest Mega Millions jackpot in history.

The largest lottery jackpot ever won was a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot on March 30, 2012, which was split by winners in three states, including a winner from Franklin County in Kansas.

In addition to the Mega Millions rolling jackpot, Powerball continues to roll. Any ticket that matches all numbers in Powerball Wednesday will win or share a jackpot estimated at $178 million, with a cash option of $111.1 million.

The Hot Lotto jackpot is estimated at $1.8 million for Wednesday.