https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/01/12/fridays-mega-millions-jackpot-now-at-1-35-billion-are-these-huge-jackpots-mirages/

With the buzz growing over Friday night’s $1.35 billion Mega Millions drawing, there’s a little-known fact behind that eye-popping whopper of a jackpot that ranks as the fourth-largest lottery in U.S. history.

Like everything else these days, it’s being turbo-charged by inflation. And the gap between the OMG number on the billboards and what the winner likely will take home is getting wider.