Keep those lotto tickets that were a stocking stuffer.
Due to the fact that no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve, the Mega Millions jackpot has reached $1 billion. For Friday’s drawing, the anticipated prize is $1.15 billion, which may be the fifth-largest payout in the history of the game.
Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium, stated in a statement on Wednesday that “we know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15 billion jackpot.”
In Tuesday’s Mega Millions draw, the Mega number is 3, while the other numbers are 11, 14, 38, 45, and 46.
According to lottery officials, the odds of winning any Mega Millions reward are 1 in 24, and the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
In addition to Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands, tickets for the game are offered in 45 states. Tickets for the Mega Millions cost $2 each. The state where the ticket was sold keeps half of the money made from its sale. Drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.
Whether it’s Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice, or any other holiday, I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than to help people realize their dreams by offering prizes like this and prizes that can be won at every level of the game, Johnston said.
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