Mega Millions soars to $875 million, Powerball hits $600 million
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Mega Millions players have a 1 in 302.6 million chance of taking home the jackpot. The chances aren't much better for the Powerball jackpot.
The celebrations of St. Patrick's Day also ushered in some sky high jackpots as lottery lovers went out to points of sale to purchase tickets in the hopes of becoming even more lucky, seeing green.
Mega Millions and Powerball games had built up some massive and enticing offerings after weeks of no winners, watching the jackpots continue to rollover and grow larger.
As the weekend moved along, the Mega Millions jackpot had already hit an eye opening $875 million. Great news for a winner if Tuesday night's drawing leads to that. No player matched all six numbers drawn on Friday night.
Saturday night's Powerball jackpot stood at $600 million.
It's not uncommon for lotteries to go weeks without a winner. The chances of winning a national lottery are incredibly slim — so much so that mathematicians say statistically buying one ticket will lend you just as much a chance of winning as buying 100 tickets. So, have fun with the game and don't go over board.
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