New 12 months, new $1 billion lottery jackpot. Truly, the subsequent Mega Hundreds of thousands pot is estimated at $1.1 billion — and climbing.
Nobody hit the jackpot Friday evening, marking the twenty fourth consecutive Mega run with no huge winner. The jackpot is at present the third-largest within the sport’s historical past and the chances aren’t nice (1 in 302.6 million of hitting all six numbers), which might be why it has been two months and counting that we have seen somebody take all of it residence.
Bear in mind, that $2 billion Powerball jackpot in November got here after 40 or so drawings. And a single ticket gained.
Your subsequent shot on the Mega is Tuesday evening. The drawing is at 11 p.m. ET and tickets cease being offered quarter-hour earlier — so do not be a type of forlorn individuals ready in line on the bodega and 10:46 p.m. and lacking out. (Obtenga todos los detalles en español aquí .)
There are smaller successful alternatives, after all — 9 methods you possibly can win in all. To hit the jackpot, you’ve got obtained to get the 5 numbers plus the Mega Ball proper. Select 5 numbers from 1 to 70 and one from 1 to 25 on your Mega Ball.
Whereas there are no particular methods, per se (see 1 in 302.6 million odds), there are avenues which may provide you with a greater shot. For instance, should you’re a type of individuals who choose birthdays or anniversaries or any explicit dates, remember you are limiting your self to lower than half of the obtainable numbers. Months go to 31 days max.
Some lotto aficionados additionally say choosing quick-pick (as in, go to bodega, say clerk, simply give me a ticket) lowers your probabilities, however except they gained, what do any of them actually know?
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Whereas no grand prize winners got here from Friday’s drawing, plenty of individuals in New York and New Jersey had tickets value $1 million — not a nasty comfort prize for second place. You will have to match all 5 white balls for that one.
Of these 5 tickets, two have been offered in New York, whereas one other was offered in New Jersey. It was not instantly clear the place in every state the tickets have been offered. There was additionally one winner every offered in Florida and Maryland as effectively.
Together with the $1 million prizes, 115 tickets matched 4 white balls plus the Mega Ball to win the third-tier prize. Of these, 15 have been value $30,000 every as a result of they included the Megaplier; the others are value $10,000 every.
The brand new estimated prize of $1.1 billion is for a winner who chooses an annuity paid yearly over 29 years. Grand prize winners often take the money possibility, which for Tuesday evening’s drawing shall be an estimated $568.7 million.
The one Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpots bigger than Tuesday’s estimated pot have been the $1.53 billion gained in South Carolina in 2018 and $1.33 billion successful ticket in Illinois in July, Mega Hundreds of thousands mentioned in an announcement.
The sport is performed in 45 states in addition to in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.