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The Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot has climbed to $800 million, probably making somebody so much richer forward of Thanksgiving.
Since nobody matched all six numbers drawn on Halloween, a payout – with a money worth of $371.7 million – is up for grabs on Tuesday.
“It has been a while since the Mega Millions jackpot was won during November; the last time was in 2016,” Mega Thousands and thousands stated in a media launch. “Since the game began in 2002, though, there have been 16 jackpots won during the month; the largest to date was a $326 million prize won in New York on November 4, 2014.”
“The big prize has been growing since it was last won in Virginia on June 27,” the multi-state lottery recreation stated.
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Lottery tickets for the Mega Thousands and thousands lottery are bought from a liquor retailer the place successful tickets have been bought on December 27, 2024, in Hawthorne, California. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP / Getty Photos)
Over the last drawing on Friday, 557,912 successful tickets for non-jackpot prizes totaled $10.9 million.
Ought to somebody match all six numbers on Tuesday, they’d win the ninth-largest jackpot in Mega Thousands and thousands historical past.
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Individuals wait in line to buy their Mega Thousands and thousands lottery ticket from a liquor retailer the place successful tickets have been bought on December 27, 2024 in Hawthorne, California. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP / Getty Photos)
Previous to June’s jackpot winner, different main payouts have been in Ohio in April, Illinois in March and Arizona in January.
Tickets are $5 every. They’re bought in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Most buy cutoffs are one to 2 hours previous to drawings, which happen at 11 p.m. Japanese Time on Tuesdays and Fridays in Atlanta, Georgia.
A person holds Mega Thousands and thousands lottery tickets on July 29, 2022, in New York Metropolis. (John Smith/VIEWpress / Getty Photos)
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“The overall odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 23; the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336,” in keeping with Mega Thousands and thousands.
