Americans spend more than $70 billion on lottery tickets each year, but do you know what your options are if you win?
The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $977 million for Friday night's drawing after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Tuesday night.
The winning numbers drawn on Tuesday were 24, 46, 49, 62, 66 and the gold Mega Ball was 7. The estimated jackpot was $893 million with a cash prize of $421.4 million. The cash prize for Friday's drawing is $461 million.It's just the sixth time in the game's nearly 22-year history that the jackpot has reached this level; only five jackpots exceeding $1 billion have been higher.
People are also reading… The odds of winning any lottery jackpot are very slim. Mega Millions players have a 1 in 302.6 million chance of taking home the top prize. Mega Millions tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.The largest lottery jackpots in US history #15. $632.6 million #14. $648 million #13. $656 million #12. $687.8 million #11. $699.8 million #10. $731.1 million #9. $754.6 million #8. $758.7 million #7. $768.4 million #6. $1.08 billion #5. $1.1 billion #4. $1.3 billion #3. $1.
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