The Mega Millions jackpot has reached an estimated $1 billion for Friday night’s drawing. The cash option for the prize is estimated at $739.6 million.
The staggering total is roughly $500 million shy of the highest Mega Millions jackpot ever: $1.537 billion. A single ticket holder in South Carolina claimed that win.
Feeling lucky? You’ll need to be – the odds of winning are 1 in 302,575,350.
It's been quite a week for the lottery. On Wednesday, a single Powerball ticket sold in Maryland matched all six numbers to win the $731.1 million jackpot.
"A single ticket sold in Maryland matched all six numbers in the Wednesday night Powerball drawing to win the fourth-largest jackpot in Powerball history," a Thursday morning release from Powerball stated.
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