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DREAMS. WITH THE MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT AT 560 MILLION AND POWERBALL AT 875 MILLION, THERE’S A LOT OF HYPE OVER THE COMBINED $1.435 MILLION UP FOR GRABS THIS WEEKEND. NOW, IF NO ONE MATCHES ALL SIX NUMBERS, FRIDAY’S JACKPOT COULD BE MORE THAN $560 MILLION. WITH NO MEGA MILLIONS WINNER TUESDAY. THIS IS POWERBALL AND NO POWERBALL WINNER WEDNESDAY. ALL RIGHT. WHAT’S THE BIG ONE? PLAYING HYPE IS GROWING AS FAST AND AS BIG AS BOTH JACKPOTS. ARE YOU A POWERBALL GUY OR A MEGA? MILLIONS OR BOTH? BOTH. I BUY BOTH. DO YOU PLAY EVERY WEEK OR IS IT JUST BECAUSE THE JACKPOT IS SO BIG? I PLAY WHEN I THINK OF IT ARE PEOPLE REMIND ME COST ME $4. YOU KNOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT WE HAVE A VERY SMALL CHANCE OF WINNING. AND I THINK THE LURE OF IT’S JUST THAT WHEN YOU GET INTO THE BILLIONS, PEOPLE THINK IT’S SOMEHOW THERE’S A BETTER CHANCE, THERE’S PROBABLY A WORSE CHANCE. BUT PEOPLE GET EXCITED ABOUT IT, CHANGE THEIR LIVES, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. THE CASH OPTION WOULD BE $281 MILLION FOR MEGA MILLIONS AND NEARLY 442 MILLION FOR POWERBALL. WHAT I DID WITH THE MONEY WILL STOP BY QUITTING MY JOB AND TAKE CARE OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY. WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU DO WITH IT? I FEEL GOOD. YOU KNOW, THE OPPORTUNITY IS THERE IF YOU DON’T PLAY, THEY WON’T PAY. SO IT’S WORTHWHILE TO BUY A COUPLE TICKETS. THE MEGA MILLIONS DRAWING IS TONIGHT. THE POWERBALL DRAWING IS TOMO
Mega Millions jackpot grows to $640 million, among highest in lottery game’s history
The Mega Millions top prize has grown again to an estimated $640 million after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest giant jackpot.The numbers drawn late Friday night were: 10, 24, 48, 51, 66 and gold Mega Ball 15.The estimated $640 million jackpot in the next drawing would only be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Nearly all grand prize winners opt to take a cash payout, which for Tuesday night’s drawing is an estimated $328 million.The jackpot is the seventh largest in the game's history, Mega Millions said in a statement.Four tickets matched all five white balls to garner the second prize level in the drawing. A ticket sold in South Carolina included an optional multiplier making it worth $2 million. Two tickets in California and one in North Carolina also were second-tier winners, Mega Millions said.Despite the game’s long odds of 1 in 302.6 million, players continue to purchase tickets as the size of the grand prize grows.The last time a Mega Millions player hit the top prize was April 18.Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Mega Millions top prize has grown again to an estimated $640 million after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest giant jackpot.
The numbers drawn late Friday night were: 10, 24, 48, 51, 66 and gold Mega Ball 15.
The estimated $640 million jackpot in the next drawing would only be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Nearly all grand prize winners opt to take a cash payout, which for Tuesday night’s drawing is an estimated $328 million.
The jackpot is the seventh largest in the game's history, Mega Millions said in a statement.
Four tickets matched all five white balls to garner the second prize level in the drawing. A ticket sold in South Carolina included an optional multiplier making it worth $2 million. Two tickets in California and one in North Carolina also were second-tier winners, Mega Millions said.
Despite the game’s long odds of 1 in 302.6 million, players continue to purchase tickets as the size of the grand prize grows.
The last time a Mega Millions player hit the top prize was April 18.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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