The Mega Millions jackpot shot up to $650 million this week — the 10th-largest prize in the lottery game’s history since it began in 2002.
The next drawing is Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET.
While a sizable tax bill would knock down the jackpot’s amount considerably, we took a look and opted to use $650 million to illustrate the full scope of the prize.
Hundreds of Taylor Swift engagement rings
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement in an Instagram post back in August, complete with pictures of a diamond engagement ring big enough to rival one of Kelce’s three Super Bowl rings.
“Taylor’s stone appears to be an antique elongated cushion, somewhere between eight to 10 carats,” New York City-based jeweler Stephanie Gottlieb told Yahoo. She estimated that a natural diamond of that size could range anywhere between $400,000 and $800,000.
Laura Taylor of Lorel Diamonds told InStyle that if Swift’s stone is a natural diamond between 10 and 12 carats with other quality features, it could be worth up to $1 million, while Kegan Fisher, cofounder and CEO of Frank Darling, estimated the ring’s worth at $750,000.
Yahoo went off the $750,000 estimate, a little more than halfway between the $400,000 to $1 million estimates. At that price, the Mega Millions jackpot winner could afford to buy 866 of Swift’s sparkling engagement rings.
Thousands of the most expensive and rare Labubus
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A furry, stuffed monster with devious eyes and a wide, toothy, mischievous grin has become one of the world’s most coveted collectibles. The Labubu is what’s known as a “blind box” toy, which is a collectible figure sold in a concealed box, so the buyer has no idea what they’re getting.
One of the most expensive and rare Labubus sold for a record-breaking $10,500 on eBay back in August.
At that price, the winner of the $650 million Mega Millions jackpot could buy 61,904 of this type of rare Labubu.
A ton of original Dubai chocolate bars
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Dubai chocolate bars skyrocketed to cultural prominence in late 2023 thanks to viral videos of influencers devouring the decadent milk chocolate treat that’s typically filled with creamy pistachio-tahini paste and a phyllo-like shredded pastry called kadayif. The treat was originally created in 2021 by Fix Dessert Chocolatier, based in the United Arab Emirates, and is still known as the “Can’t Get Knafeh Of It” bar.
At the time of the writing of this article, the price of one of the decadent bars on the Fix Dessert Chocolatier website was $40.57. The Mega Millions jackpot winner could have enough dough to buy 16,021,690 Dubai chocolate bars.
A fleet of private jets
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A new ultra-long-range private jet, which could fly up to 16 hours, would cost around $65 million, according to Global Charter. So if someone wins the grand prize, they could buy 10 of this type of swanky aircraft, which is also owned by celebrities like Michael Jordan, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg. This price doesn’t include the crew costs or maintenance fees.
Enough new iPhone 17s for the entire population of North Dakota — and then some
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Apple’s new iPhone 17 starts at $799 per phone. The jackpot winner could buy 813,516 phones, which is more than enough for the population of the entire state of North Dakota, which is estimated at 796,568, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.