A lucky lottery participant is about to hit the jackpot.
On Friday, a $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which amounts to $565 million in a cash prize, is up for grabs after no person had the six winning numbers on Tuesday, according to aMega Millions statement. Friday’s Mega Millions total is the second largest lottery jackpot ever,CNNreported.
Meanwhile, the Powerball jackpot on Wednesday totals $345 million, which translates to $199 million in cash,CBS Newsreported.
“It’s always a thrill to have both jackpots rolling, but there’s an extra spark now with Mega Millions reaching a new record,” Gordon Medenica, Mega Millions’ lead director, stated, according toABC News. “Everyone is talking about the jackpot and running out to buy tickets for tonight’s drawing.”
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The jackpot would set a Mega Millions record.
So far in 2018, Mega Millions doled out a $451 million jackpot in Florida in January, a $533 million jackpot in New Jersey in March and a $142 million jackpot in Ohio in May. The last Mega Millions jackpot, for $543 million, went to 11 colleagues in July.
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As of Monday, when the Mega Millions jackpot was still at $654 million, a person’s odds of winning the prize were one in 302.6 million, according toCNBC.
source: people.com
