The Current Mega Millions Jackpot
The current Mega Millions jackpot (as of May 15th, 2022) is estimated to be $112 million dollars.
Your Odds Of Winning The Mega Millions Jackpot
According to the Mega Millions How To Play website, your odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350. That translates into a .000000330% chance that you win the Mega Millions jackpot. In other words, you have a 99.99999967% chance that you won't win the Mega Millions jackpot.
Winning The Mega Millions Jackpot Vs. Being Struck By Lightning
According to the CDC, the odds of being struck by lightning are 1 in 500,000. That translates into a .0002% chance that you will be struck by lightning. In other words, you have a 99.9998% chance that you won't be struck by lightning.
To put that in perspective - that means that you have a 605 x greater chance of being struck by lightning than winning the Mega Millions jackpot.
The Probability That You Will Win the Mega Millions Jackpot And Be Struck By Lightning
The chances of you winning the Mega Millions Jackpot and being struck by lightning are .00000000000066%. Check out this probability caclulator if you'd like to see more in depth explanations.