If no one wins the Mega Millions jackpot Friday night, lottery officials expect the prize will grow to $1.7 billion for the next drawing Tuesday, making it the nation’s largest lottery prize.Check your tickets here! Mega Millions winning numbers for Friday, Jan. Locally, the Illinois Lottery website and app also allows players to purchase t ickets online. Tickets cost $2, and can be purchased at thousands of retailers throughout Illinois and Indiana. 2021 ($1 billion) are the only other two jackpots to exceed hit the $1 billion mark. The only prizes that were larger were all worth at least $1 billion, including the all-time record jackpot of nearly $1.6 billion in a Jan. That last time someone hit the Mega Millions jackpot was April 15. The giant $1.28 billion jackpot remains the nation's third-largest prize and is the result of 29 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all of the game's six numbers. Where Does This Jackpot Rank Among the Largest of All-Time? What Are the Odds of Winning?Īccording to officials, the odds of matching all five numbers and the 'Mega Ball' number are 1-in-303 million.īy comparison, some estimates hold that you have a 1-in-9 million chance of being struck by lightning on two separate occasions. That would double the value of any non-jackpot prize, including matching the five numbers in the drawing. Players in Illinois also have the option of adding a $1 “Megaplier” to their $2 ticket. Matching one number and the “Mega Ball” is worth $4, and matching the “Mega Ball” is worth a $2 prize. Matching three numbers, or matching two numbers and the “Mega Ball,” will win a player $10.

Matching three numbers and the “Mega Ball” is worth $200. Matching four numbers without the “Mega Ball” would earn the player a $500 prize.

Matching four numbers plus the “Mega Ball” would net the player $10,000. If a player matches all five numbers, but not the “Mega Ball,” then they would win $1 million, according to officials. Of course, the jackpot isn’t the only prize available in the game. If a player matches all five of their numbers and the “Mega Ball,” then they would walk away with the jackpot in the drawing. Players in the Mega Millions can either have five numbers randomly generated for them, or they can pick their own five numbers between 1-and-70, as well as a sixth number, a “Mega Ball.” Nearly all winners take the cash option, which for Friday’s drawing is an estimated $747.2 million. The estimated $1.28 billion prize is for players who get their winnings through an annuity, paid annually over 29 years. Semi leaks glue on Kennedy Expressway, part of roadway now closed for hours: police

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