When you’re feeling some St. Patrick’s Day magic, you would possibly wish to purchase a lottery ticket. Mega Tens of millions and Powerball have racked up some huge jackpots after weeks of rollovers.
The Mega Tens of millions jackpot is already estimated at a whopping $875 million for Tuesday evening’s drawing after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Friday evening. And Saturday evening’s Powerball jackpot is $600 million.
Simply remember that the odds of winning any lottery jackpot are very slim. Mega Tens of millions gamers have a 1 in 302.6 million probability of taking residence the highest prize. And it’s not a lot simpler to win a Powerball jackpot with the chances close to 1 in 292.2 million.
However the pleasure stays.
That is simply the sixth time within the practically 22-year historical past of the Mega Tens of millions recreation that the jackpot has been this massive — and 5 of these six jackpots exceeded $1 billion, in line with a Mega Tens of millions assertion. These successful tickets have been bought in South Carolina, Michigan, Illinois, Maine and Florida.
There was one massive winner in Friday nights’ Mega Tens of millions drawing. A ticket in New York matched all 5 white balls drawn on Friday evening, and can win $1 million.
The Mega Tens of millions jackpot has rolled over 28 instances since Dec. 8, when two successful tickets have been drawn in California, lottery officers mentioned. Mega Tens of millions drawings happen each Tuesday and Friday evening.
Mega Tens of millions isn’t the one present multi-million greenback jackpot. Saturday evening’s Powerball jackpot is estimated to be $600 million after nobody matched all six numbers on Wednesday, officers mentioned.
It was the thirty second rollover for Powerball since Jan. 1, when a ticket in Michigan gained a prize price $842.4 million. Powerball is drawn thrice weekly, on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Tens of millions tickets are $2 and are bought in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball tickets are additionally $2 and are bought in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
