Editor's Note: This story has been updated to clarify how many days it's been since the last Mega Millions jackpot, which fiscal year produced 13 drawings over $1 billion, and how many similar drawings have happened within the last year. We regret the errors.

(NEXSTAR) — It’s been no less than 60 days since the last Mega Millions jackpot was won, and nearly 100 since the Powerball jackpot was hit.

While out of the ordinary — in both games, a jackpot is won roughly every 35 to 38 days, on average — what may be even more odd to lottery players is the lack of massive jackpots over the last year.

For both Powerball and Mega Millions, seven of the 10 largest jackpots in game history have been won since 2021 (though another record-sized Powerball jackpot is brewing). Across both games, there

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