The MegaMillions jackpot has just reached its all-time high with $1 billion in store for the lucky ticket holder.
On Thursday, the jackpot stood at $970 million and on Friday morning, MegaMillions took to Twitter to break the news about its jackpot hitting $1 billion. Twitter users and hopeful billionaires took to the social media platform to ruminate about the news.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a $1 billion lottery without Dr. Evil memes:
Tonight's #MegaMillions jackpot is now at $1 Billion! pic.twitter.com/ZCcZ4N5vKh
— CBS News Bay Area (@KPIXtv) October 19, 2018
In “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,” Mike Myers, as Dr. Evil, demanded $1 million, soon changing the ransom to $100 billion, in exchange for hostages.
In addition to the “Austin Powers”-inspired tweets, users also found other ways to joke about the MegaMillions jackpot, which you can see below:
https://twitter.com/RACastillo59/status/1052248187124281344
https://twitter.com/coolghost101/status/1053358856879845376
Me walking into the family Thanksgiving Dinner this year after winning the #MegaMillions but not telling a soul pic.twitter.com/cyueEDWUHP
— SayWutNow?.. (@n3ch3ll330) October 19, 2018
To whoever wins the #MegaMillions tonight: I’m totally down for having a #SugarDaddy or #SugarMomma. I don’t descriminate.
JUST SAYIN. pic.twitter.com/SHNiPSpozJ
— Sonia (@srrosenbalm) October 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/DavidNelsonNews/status/1053335656565563392
*wins #MegaMillions goes through the McDonald’s drive through and orders from the Value Menu pic.twitter.com/Co2XlaJp6r
— GALAXY (@MilkyGalaxy) October 19, 2018
"If you win the Mega Millions, are you coming back to work?"
Me: https://t.co/beg28shwfA— Double L must Rock The Bells (@LoveThePuck) October 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/invisibleman_17/status/1053345537926356992
The drawing for the MegaMillions jackpot takes place today at 11 p.m. EST.