The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game has reached what the Georgia Lottery calls the "boiling point" - $212 million.
A winning ticket in Tuesday night's drawing could yield the lucky holder about $8.1 million a year, before taxes, for the next 26 years.
That's with an annuity option. A single payment under the cash option is worth about $137 million before Uncle Sam's share is extracted.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot of $390 million was March 6, 2007, shared by winners in Dalton, Ga., and New Jersey.
The $212 million bonanza is sure to bring out plenty of ticket buyers, though.
In addition to Georgia and New Jersey, the game includes Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington state and California.
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