By FREIDA FRISARO
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — When you’re feeling some St. Patrick’s Day magic, you may wish to purchase a lottery ticket. Mega Hundreds of thousands and Powerball have racked up some large jackpots after weeks of rollovers.
The Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot is already estimated at a whopping $875 million for Tuesday night time’s drawing after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Friday night time. And Saturday night time’s Powerball jackpot is $600 million.
Simply remember the fact that the odds of winning any lottery jackpot are very slim. Mega Hundreds of thousands gamers have a 1 in 302.6 million likelihood of taking residence the highest prize. And it’s not a lot simpler to win a Powerball jackpot with the percentages close to 1 in 292.2 million.
However the pleasure stays.
That is simply the sixth time within the practically 22-year historical past of the Mega Hundreds of thousands sport that the jackpot has been this massive — and 5 of these six jackpots exceeded $1 billion, in response to a Mega Hundreds of thousands assertion. These successful tickets had been offered in South Carolina, Michigan, Illinois, Maine and Florida.
There was one huge winner in Friday nights’ Mega Hundreds of thousands drawing. A ticket in New York matched all 5 white balls drawn on Friday night time, and can win $1 million.
The Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot has rolled over 28 instances since Dec. 8, when two successful tickets had been drawn in California, lottery officers mentioned. Mega Hundreds of thousands drawings happen each Tuesday and Friday night time.
Mega Hundreds of thousands isn’t the one present multi-million greenback jackpot. Saturday night time’s Powerball jackpot is estimated to be $600 million after nobody matched all six numbers on Wednesday, officers mentioned.
It was the thirty second rollover for Powerball since Jan. 1, when a ticket in Michigan gained a prize price $842.4 million. Powerball is drawn thrice weekly, on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Hundreds of thousands tickets are $2 and are offered in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball tickets are additionally $2 and are offered in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.