Friday's Mega Millions drawing is worth an estimated $1.15 billion, one of the game's top jackpots
Friday's Mega Millions drawing is worth an estimated $1.15 billion, one of the game's top jackpots
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Americans still dreaming of a really big Christmas present can keep that dream alive during Friday's Mega Millions drawing for a jackpot worth an estimated $1.15 billion. Friday’s jackpot will potentially be the fifth largest in the game's history. Mega Millions tickets are $2 a piece. But the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, and the odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 24, according to lottery officials. Tickets for the game are sold in 45 states, along with Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Here is a look at the largest U.S. jackpots won and the states where the winning tickets were sold:. 1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022 (one ticket, from California). 2. $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023 (one ticket, from California). 3. $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023 (one ticket, from Florida).
4. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee). 5. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina). 6. $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket, from Maine). 7. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois).
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