The Illinois Lottery is giving players a chance to win free Mega Millions tickets ahead of Friday night's billion-dollar jackpot drawing.
is giving players a chance to win free Mega Millions tickets ahead of Friday night's billion-dollar jackpot drawing.
On Friday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., players can head to the Shell Food Mart located at 210 E. Ogden Ave. inThe game is called the "Mega Millions Ticket Grab Challenge." What players will do is step inside a Ticket Grab machine, which is full of Mega Millions tickets, and they have five seconds to get ahold of as many tickets as they can.For Friday night's drawing, the jackpot has ballooned to a staggering $1.25 billion.
The lottery drought is due to a combination of poor luck and terrible odds, as the chance of winning the Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 302.6 million. The odds of winning smaller prizes, ranging from $2 to $1 million, are significantly better.The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one beat the odds Tuesday night and won the massive lottery prize.
The new $1.25 billion jackpot is for a sole winner who chooses to collect through an annuity, with annual payments over 30 years. A sole winner who opts for a lump sum payment would receive an estimated $625.3 million.Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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