The most significant all-time lottery jackpot was a $1.5863 billion Powerball prize in 2016.
Another joint lottery, The Massive Game was formed in 1996 by six lotteries as its charter members.
The earlier record jackpot in the Mega Millions game was $390 million in 2007, split by two winners in New Jersey and Georgia.
More than 200,000 other tickets with involving 1 and 3 matching numbers were sold, with payouts of $4 to $7.
Only a "lottery" was authorized by the state Lottery Act.