Lottery players will have a shot at an estimated $820 million Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, less than a week after someone hit a Powerball prize that topped $1 billion.
The huge Mega Millions jackpot is the eighth-largest U.S. lottery prize and follows a $1.08 billion prize won by a player Wednesday in Los Angeles. California lottery officials haven't announced a winner of that prize, which was the sixth-largest in U.S. history.
Jackpots in the two lottery games grow so large because the steep odds make winning so unlikely, allowing the grand prize to roll over again and again. The last time someone beat Mega Millions' odds of 1 in 203.5 million and won a jackpot was April 18 - that's 27 drawings without a big winner. The game pays out many more smaller prizes, which start at $2. The overall odds of winning any prize is 1 in 24.
The $820 million prize for Tuesday night's drawing is for a sole winner who chooses payment through an annuity, with one immediate payment and then 29 annual allotments. Jackpot winners nearly always take the cash option, which for Tuesday night's drawing would be an estimated $422 million.Copyright © 2023 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Mega Millions jackpot grows to $820 million with a possible cash payout of $422 millionThe lack of a jackpot winner in the lottery game's latest drawing sent the top prize soaring to an estimated $820 million.
Leer más »
Mega Millions jackpot grows to $820 million with a possible cash payout of $422 millionThe lack of a jackpot winner in the lottery game's latest drawing sent the top prize soaring to an estimated $820 million.
Leer más »
Mega Millions jackpot grows to $820 million with a possible cash payout of $422 millionThe lack of a jackpot winner in the lottery game's latest drawing sent the top prize soaring to an estimated $820 million.
Leer más »
Mega Millions jackpot grows to $820 million with a possible cash payout of $422 millionThe lack of a jackpot winner in the lottery game's latest drawing sent the top prize soaring to an estimated $820 million.
Leer más »
Mega Millions jackpot grows to $820 million after no big winners in Friday’s drawingThe Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $820 million -- marking the lotto game's fifth-largest top prize in its history.
Leer más »
Mega Millions jackpot jumps up to $820 million, 5th-largest prize in game historyThe grand prize for the Mega Millions lottery is $820 million, the fifth-largest prize in game history.
Leer más »