Charleston, W.Va. - The Mega Millions game this week could result in the second-highest Mega Millions jackpot winner to ever win during the month of October.
The current jackpot has soared to $754 million, with an approximate $352.8 million cash value. The drawing will be this Friday and is the 36th drawing in the current run, with the jackpot being the 9th highest out of the top 10 Mega Millions jackpots of all time.
Additionally, back in April of this year, Mega Millions introduced a new feature to immensely increase non-jackpot prizes. Under this new feature, each ticket costs $5 and includes a built-in multiplier from 2x to 10x. Thanks to this change, non-jackpot prizes amounting to over $318 million have been won so far. Under the earlier setup, that amount would have been valued si

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