The present jackpot has been building for nearly month. The last big win was on June 11, when a player in Tennessee won nearly $257 million.
The Florida Lotto jackpot has also been building for a while. The last jackpot win was on May 21, 2014. There's been a lot of rollovers since then, the pot has been gradually growing, and tonight's drawing has an estimated jackpot of $3 million.