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Mega Thousands and thousands’ jackpot edged nearer to the billion-dollar mark after its newest drawing introduced no grand-prize winner.
The lottery stated Tuesday evening’s drawing didn’t have any gamers with tickets matching all the numbers, pushing the jackpot to an annuitized $825 million. As a one-time money payout, it quantities to $382.2 million.
The jackpot is poised to develop into Mega Thousands and thousands’ fourth grand-prize win of 2024 if somebody lands it earlier than the tip of the yr, in response to the lottery.
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The three jackpot wins that Mega Thousands and thousands has seen thus far this yr occurred in mid-September, early June and late March. They had been price $810 million, $552 million and $1.128 billion, respectively.
Mega Thousands and thousands’ jackpot edged nearer to the billion-dollar mark after its newest drawing introduced no grand-prize winner. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
The $1.128 billion grand prize, gained in March and nonetheless unclaimed, is the lottery’s largest of the yr thus far and its just one to interrupt 10-figures in 2024 so far, in response to Mega Thousands and thousands.
The jackpot is poised to develop into Mega Thousands and thousands’ fourth grand-prize win of 2024 if somebody lands it earlier than the tip of the yr, in response to the lottery. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
The at present up-for-grabs $825 million jackpot “would be the largest prize ever won in December and the seventh largest in Mega Millions history” within the occasion somebody matches all six numbers this month, Mega Thousands and thousands stated.
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Drawings carried out since September, when the Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot was most just lately gained, have produced a large number of lower-level lottery winners. Fifty-one folks have scored windfalls of not less than $1 million, and others have acquired smaller sums, the lottery reported.
Drawings carried out since September, when the Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot was most just lately gained, have produced a large number of lower-level lottery winners. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
Mega Thousands and thousands plans to conduct its subsequent drawing for the $825 million grand prize on Friday night. The probabilities of touchdown the nine-figure jackpot are 1 in about 302.6 million.
Fellow lottery Powerball additionally has a jackpot rolling, although it’s at present significantly smaller than Mega Thousands and thousands’.
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The jackpot for Powerball hovered round $69 million forward of its Wednesday evening drawing. Its money worth was $32.2 million, in response to that lottery.
